16 FMC doctors protest poor pay
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Over 60 resident doctors of the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Imo State on Saturday passed a vote of no confidence in the management of the health institution led by Dr. Kingsley Achigbu.
The doctors, who spoke under the aegis of Association of Resident Doctors, FMC Owerri chapter, expressed displeasure with the hospital management over the dismissal of resident doctors, non-payment of salaries and arrears and inability to obey the directives of the Federal Government.
The resident doctors resolved that they would not give up until their demands were met by the institution’s management.
The President of the Association, Dr. Ogoke Nwakamma, stated that the management had reneged on the previous agreements reached between the Federal Government and the National Association of Resident Doctors, as regards proper placement of resident doctors.
He noted that the September 2017 salary released by the Federal Government had not been paid to the doctors.
Ogoke said, “While the resident doctors are being owed in FMC Owerri, other workers have been paid. We also gathered that they just started preparing our September 2017 salary on October 12, 2017. What does this management take us for? It is, however, pertinent to note that salaries for December 2015, March 2017, April 2017 and September 2017 have yet to be paid.
“The newly employed resident doctors are still wrongly placed despite the agreement between FG and NARD on proper placement of residents.”
Ogoke also said the sacking of some resident doctors was illegal and unacceptable.
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“About 35 of us have been illegally sacked by the management, while still on training without proper notice. We are also hearing that another greater number of our resident doctors would be dismissed before the end of the year. This negates the public servic
