Health Sector:: Court Orders Resident Doctors To Suspend Ongoing Nationwide Strike

The National Industrial Court (NIC) in Abuja has ordered the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to suspend its ongoing strike.

Newspavilion reports that Justice John Targema made the order on Monday, August 23, while ruling on an exparte application by the federal government.

The National Industrial Court, Abuja has ordered resident doctors to suspend the nationwide strike. He also asked all parties in the suit to suspend all forms of hostilities and maintain the status quo, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

Justice Targema said he gave the order having looked especially on the affidavit of extreme urgency, the grounds of the application, the affidavit in support of same and arguments of counsel for the applicant.

According to him, he also weighed the submissions and arguments of counsel on the law as it stands on this application.

“It is hereby ordered that claimant/applicant and the defendant/respondent suspend all forms of hostilities forthwith pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.”
Justice Targema adjourned the substantive suit to September 15 and ruled that a hearing notice should be issued and served on the defendant.