An indefinite strike has hit the University College Hospital in Ibadan, as members of the Association of Resident Doctors are down tooling to register their grievances and frustration over the lingering blackout at the teaching hospital....CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.>>
The association’s General Secretary, Dr Uthman Adedeji, announced the development to the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, explaining that the strike is due to the power outage in some of the hospital’s residential areas.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!It would be recalled that after over 100 days of blackout, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, reconnected UCH.
Earlier, the association had issued a communique announcing its readiness to embark on an indefinite strike on Monday, February 17, 2025, if electricity was not restored.
According to Adedeji, while electricity had been restored, only some parts of the residential quarters were reconnected.
He said, “Arising from the just-concluded Emergency General Meeting of ARD UCH which was convened to appraise the current situation, it was observed that a part of the residential quarters were reconnected.
“Some other parts were, however, left in darkness.
“In the light of the prevailing circumstance, we are left with no other option than to embark on the earlier planned total and indefinite strike until all residential quarters are sorted (taken care of).
“We acknowledge the efforts of the UCH Management towards meeting our demand, but a lot needs to be done to guarantee uninterrupted service delivery.”
He assured all that the association would regularly review the lingering crisis that infringed on its members’ welfare.
