COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF EMERGENCY CONGRESS OF ASSOCIATION OF
RESIDENT DOCTORS, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA TEACHING HOSPITAL, ITUKU OZALLA ENUGU
STATE (ARD UNTH) HELD ON FRIDAY, 16TH OCTOBER, 2015 AT THE RESIDENT
DOCTOR’S COMMON ROOM, UNTH, ITUKU OZALLA, ENUGU STATE.
PREAMBLE
The ARD UNTH held its Emergency
Congress on Friday, 16th October, 2015 at the Resident Doctor’s
common room to review
the agreement reached with UNTH Management on 15th September, 2015
in a meeting held at the instance of some Elders of the Medical Profession in
UNTH.
OBSERVATIONS
The congress noted as follows:
1) That
the UNTH Management has reneged on the collective agreement which we had with
them on 15th September, 2015 during a meeting called at the instance
of some Medical elders in UNTH. This agreement was committed in writing by the
CMD of UNTH, Dr C. C. Amah.
2) That
despite reneging on the agreement, the UNTH management ventured into demoting
Senior Registrars who have passed the requisite exams and promoted duly. This
was without any form of notice to the affected Senior Registrars.
3) That
despite our resolution to recommence total and indefinite strike action if the
management reneges on the agreement, we still, in consideration of the patients
of UNTH and in giving peace and harmony further extension, gave the UNTH
Management seven working days ultimatum to retreat from their dangerous mission
and fulfill their own part of the agreement. This ultimatum expired on Thursday
15th October, 2015.
4) That
on Wednesday 14th October, 2015, the CMD of UNTH Dr C.C. Amah summoned
representatives of ARD UNTH and some of the medical elders in UNTH that served
as sureties to the agreement.
5) That
most painfully, members noted that despite non-fulfillment of the promise made
as per the pay of house officers, UNTH
management adopted a new position of paying members 5% of the difference in
their proper placement as against the 50% agreed upon just less than a month
ago.
6) That
the management did not show any appreciable commitment towards meeting their
own part of the agreement nor reversing the illegal demotion of some of our
members.
7) That
the deplorable state of facilities in UNTH has received no attention, as such,
patients in UNTH continues to suffer untoward hardship in the process of receiving
care in UNTH. For example, a situation where despite all our efforts, patients
of UNTH travel over 20 kilometers to Enugu town to do an investigation as
simple as X-ray is most appalling and disheartening. The continued and frequent cancellation of
scheduled surgical operations because of the absence of one consumable or the
other despite patients paying heavily for them will amongst other anomalies no
longer be tolerated.
8) That
members have lost total confidence in UNTH Management under the leadership
of the Chief Medical Director Dr C. C. Amah. UNTH to say the truth is as
good as dead under this management and the need for a rescue mission cannot be
overemphasized.
9) That
we regret that the UNTH management may have succeeded in dragging our highly
revered elders to disrepute again by reneging on an agreement which they stuck
out their neck to surety, considering that the promise made by UNTH management
was given a consideration in the first place because of the surety of these
medical elders. Members recalled that this was neither the first nor the second
time the Dr C. C. Amah led UNTH management is reneging on similar agreements
made in the presence and seal of the medical elders in UNTH.
10) That
we noted that the managements of National Orthopaedic Hospital Enugu and
Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki have continued to comply fully with
directives of Federal Government as per the proper placement of Doctors while
those of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital and Federal Medical Centre
Owerri have done so in part.
RESOLUTIONS
After an
extensive deliberation, members resolved as follows;
1) The
ARD UNTH will recommence total and indefinite strike action with immediate
effect. However, members especially those who offer critical care services at
the intensive care and new born special care units will have till 8am on Monday
19th October, 2015 to tidy up their work and handover the management
of the remaining patients appropriately.
2) That
the strike will remain total and indefinite, until all our demands especially
as it affects our patients and proper placement of our members are met.
3) Members
will no longer take ANY promise from the UNTH Management under Dr C. C. Amah as
there has been a total and almost irredeemable breach of trust and confidence.
The changes must be seen and felt before industrial harmony will be restored.
4) That
our respect for the elders of Medical Profession in UNTH remain intact and
unshakeable, however it has repeatedly become obvious that the CMD has little
or no regards for their integrity which they built over years of hard work. Thus
members may no longer involve them in future mediations with the current
management of UNTH, to protect them from further insult and ridicule which the
action of UNTH Management is capable of bringing upon them. We can no longer
tolerate the recurrent tossing around of our teachers and mentors whom we hold
dearly and in very high esteem.
5) Once
more, we appeal to the general public to bear with us as the struggle is for
the overall betterment of services offered by UNTH.
6) We
call on President Muhammadu Buhari and all well-meaning individuals to come to
our rescue and that of the numerous Nigerians who depend on the services of
UNTH for their healthcare needs.
Signed:
Dr Ugwuoke Aloy Ifedinso Dr
Ndiokwelu Chibuzo
President General Secretary
President General Secretary
Dr Chukwuma C. Oraegbunam
Public Relations Officer
CC:
The President,
Federal Republic of Nigeria
The Secretary to
the Government of the Federation
The Head of Civil
Service of the Federation
The Permanent
Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja
The Executive
Governor of Enugu State
The CMD, UNTH
The CMAC, UNTH
The Director of
Administration, UNTH
The Deputy
Director, Finance, UNTH
The Chairman, NMA
Enugu State
The Chairman, MDCAN
UNTH Chapter
The President, NARD
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| Dr Ugwuoke Aloy Ifedinso President, ARD UNTH     |
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