Federal Government has urged members of the National Association of Resident Doctors to end their seven-day warning strike.
Dr. Tunji Alausa, Minister of State for Health, made the call while visiting the National Eye Centre in Kaduna on Thursday.
According to Alausa, negotiations are currently underway to rescue and protect the safety of their kidnapped colleague, Dr. Ganiyat Popoola.
He said, “We are on top of the matter and have been on talking terms with the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, regarding the issue.
“I have spoken with the Commissioner of Police and everyone is working hard to see that she is released.”
The minister said that he had held a meeting on Monday with the leadership of NARD over the situation to convince them to call off the strike because it would worsen the situation.
Alausa said the kidnappers kept changing their demands every moment, but assured that security agencies were working hard to see that she was safely rescued.
“I appeal to you to call off the strike and let’s keep praying that she comes back home in peace,” the minister passionately appealed.
Recall that the association’s members embarked on a seven-day warning strike to demand the release of Dr Ganiyat Popoola, a Kaduna-based doctor.
Popoola, a centre employee, was kidnapped in December 2023 and has now spent about nine months in the kidnappers’ den.
Meanwhile, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed, Chairman of the Association, National Eye Centre, told NAN that the strike was still ongoing.
