August 26, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors have declared a seven-day warning strike over the abduction of their colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola who was kidnapped nearly eight months ago.
NARD President, Dr Dele Abdullahi, who disclosed this on Sunday, said the strike will begin Monday, August 26, 2024, at 12am. Abdullahi said the decision was made during the Emergency National Executive Council meeting.
He said, “The strike is commencing by midnight today. It’s for seven days, it’s a warning strike, and it’s total. “During the strike, there will be no concessions, and there will be no emergency care.”
Popoola, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, was abducted on December 27, 2023, along with her husband and nephew. While her husband was released in March, Popoola and her nephew remain in captivity.
Members of NARD had protested in all tertiary hospitals across the nation to demand Dr Popoola’s release.
