Doctors calling on leaders to help resolve struggles with state government

yinka ogunlami 11:27 - 23 February 2016

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The leadership of the Osun State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association has explained the ongoing struggle between doctors and the state government over the non-payment of salaries.

The leadership of the Osun State chapter of the

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According to , Dr Adenike Odewabi, Chairman of the South-West division of the association said that the current crisis could have been avoided if the government had engaged the doctors formally.

During the meeting that held in Ile-Ife, Osun state, Odewabi emphasized that the government of Osun state was unjust to the doctors of the state and that The Rauf Aregbesola led administration had an obnoxious tax regime.

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Odewabi appealed to the Federal Government, religious leaders and all authorities to look into the current doctors-government situation in Osun state and help in providing a lasting situation.