Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state has ordered the sack of any doctor not at work, from Monday, January 11, 2016.
Osun Governor orders sack of striking doctors
The Governor said he tried persuading the striking doctors to return to work, while they try to settle things amicably, but they did not agree.
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According to Punch Newspapers, Aregbesola made this known at a social event, on Thursday, January 7, 2016.
He said he tried persuading the striking doctors to return to work, while they try to settle things amicably, but they did not agree.
In his words: “To my dismay, they have stuck to their guns. But you are either in or out. We have decided to use the civil service rule.
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“The Head of Service will implement that as from Monday. Head of Service, it is over to you.”
The Permanent Secretary of the Hospitals Management Board, Mrs. Omolara Ajayi also pleaded with the doctors to return to work.
She said “I want to appeal to them to resume in the interest of the masses, who do not have any alternative. A life lost is lost forever; such life cannot be resurrected after the end of the crisis.”
The striking workers also accused the Governor of withholding their October and November salaries.
Resident doctors in the state have been on strike since September 28, 2015 over unpaid salaries.
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