The Abia State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA will  beginning Tuesday, June 28 proceed on indefinite strike over nonpayment of the salaries of doctors in the Abia State Teaching Hospital Aba, and  in the Hospital Management Board


Rising from its 62nd Annual General Conference and Delegate meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, the national leadership of the NMA directed doctors in Abia State to proceed on indefinite strike every Tuesday for one month and if  the government fails to  respond after one month of strike,  more serious intervention would be deployed.


The marching orders  were given  in a letter addressed to the Abia State chapter of NMA and jointly signed by the National President of NMA, Dr Uche Ojinmah; and the Secretary, Dr Jide Onyekwelu.



“At the Annual General Conference and Delegates Meeting of the Nigerian Medical Association NMA held at the EUI Center, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, it was resolved that all doctors in Abia State should immediately proceed on an indefinite strike every Tuesday till their salaries are paid.


"This was necessitated by the fact that doctors at the Abia State University Teaching Hospital were owed 25 months’ salary while those at the Hospital Management Board were owed 11 Months Salary with no hope of resolution in sight", the letter states.


Dailyledger com.ng reports that a release by Abia NMA stated amongst others that the  ”NMA Abia State branch in her 2022 Ordinary General Meeting held on Sunday, 19th June 2022, declared every Tuesday of the week strike action in all public and private health facilities in the state in accordance with the National directive with effect from Tuesday, June 28, 2022.


The state Chairman of NMA, Dr Chimezie Okwuonu; and Secretary, Dr Robinson Ugwuanyi, in the statement stated that  ” the action will be reviewed after one month by the National body for a possible escalation

Dailyledger com.ng reports that  two months ago,  the National University Commission, NUC  withdrew its accreditation to ABSUTH  citing inadequacies and protracted strike by its  staff.