The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) resident doctors have embarked on an indefinite strike to protest the non payment of outstanding salaries and allowances.
The action began on Friday and is following a former protest by the resident doctors and house leaders on May 22. Speaking on the issue the President, LUTH ARD; Dr Kayode Makinde said;
“With the present numbers of house officers (177), it means one out of three house officers is currently being owed salaries. House officers are not enrolled on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System platform so what is the reason for the perennial delay in payment of their salaries?
“House officers are bonafide members of the association of resident doctors LUTH. As at today, there are 255 resident doctors in LUTH; between 2014 and 2015, there were 547 resident doctors in LUTH. So, 86 resident doctors are being owed one to three months salaries on the IPPIS platform. Some have their pension funds credited with deductions from both employers and employees.
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