Governor Sanwo-Olu meets striking doctors, approves requests

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu,has granted the requests on some issues over which the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) ordered a strike on July 2.

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This was revealed in a statement by the state information commissioner, Gbenga Omotoso, during  a meeting held on Sunday.

The governor was said to approve some requests of the striking doctors.

The governor told the striking doctors that they shouldn’t have joined their colleagues in other states to embark on the strike.

“Doctors have got some good news from the government of Lagos State, which granted their requests on some issues over which the National Association of Resident Doctors ordered a strike. The strike began on July 2.

“Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu got the doctors’ union leaders smiling after a meeting today at the Governor’s Office, Alausa, Ikeja. He told them that there was no need to have joined the strike in solidarity with their colleagues in other places because the State Government had performed its duties to them,” part of the statement read.

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