The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Oyo State chapter, has announced plans to commence a seven-day warning strike from 2 October if the state government fails to address long-standing welfare concerns affecting its members at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso.
The association’s chairman, Dr. Happy Adedapo, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ibadan.
He explained that the strike was intended to draw urgent attention to worsening welfare conditions, inadequate infrastructure, and the growing risk of burnout among healthcare workers.
According to him, the association had issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Oyo State Government on 18 September to resolve the issues.
Their demands include improved remuneration structures, prompt payment of allowances, recruitment of additional medical staff, infrastructure upgrades, and stronger governance systems at the teaching hospital.
“We have engaged the Deputy Governor, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, the Commissioner of Health, and members of the Oyo State Council of Elders. We have also written to the Governor himself to find lasting solutions, but to no avail. We are not demanding too much, as a labourer is worthy of his wage,” Adedapo said.
He warned that the union would not reverse its decision unless the government initiated concrete steps to improve members’ welfare.
Failure to act, he added, could lead to the total collapse of healthcare services in Oyo State.
Adedapo urged Governor Seyi Makinde and other stakeholders to intervene swiftly to avert a looming crisis in the state’s health sector.
