Avoid Strike But Consider Other Means Of Negotiation: Buhari Appeals To Medical Doctors

Nobody knows the outcome of war ,as Nigerian President, Muhammad Buhari  fears the outcome of strike the medical doctors recently embarked on, Buhari appeals to their leniency concerning strike.

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to medical doctors to avoid going on strike but consider other means of negotiation for better working conditions. He said this on Thursday when he received the new executive of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The President asked them to always see their profession as a divine call, especially in taking decisions that directly impact on the lives of Nigerians.

“The medical profession is regarded as a divine call because of the strategic role you play in the lives of human beings,” he said in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina. President Buhari revealed that the Federal Government was considering an upward review of budgetary allocation to the health sector, in order to improve the quality and access to medical facilities across the country.

He was hopeful that the review of the budgetary allocation would reflect the government’s priority of ensuring that Nigerians get better healthcare, especially in specialised areas. “We place quality healthcare on our priority list, and we are already marching on with the primary health care services and some state governors have bought into it. We are committed to universal health care,” the President added.