Nigeria: Lagos Doctors - A Strike Too Many

The ongoing indefinite strike action by Lagos State doctors under the aegis of Lagos Medical Guild is, indeed, breath-taking and condemnable as the development has thrown up more questions than answers, even as patients in Lagos state hospitals are, once more, thrown into another round of medical darkness.

It will be recalled that this is not the first time that doctors in the State would be embarking on a prolonged strike action. In fact, the doctors had at various times embarked on strikes in 2011, 2012 and 2014 demanding improvement on their conditions of service and remuneration. It is important to state that the Lagos State government had in 2012 and 2014 applied its "no work no pay" policy on the striking doctors which culminated into the unpaid salary arrears; for which the doctors now have embarked on this new strike.

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