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Lagos doctors read riot act over unpaid allowance
Published By: Paul Dada
The Medical Guild of Lagos State is considering taking an action against the state government should it continue to neglect to pay the reviewed Consolidated Medical Salary Structure allowance to its members.
The Guild made its displeasure known through a statement signed by its Chairman, Dr Moruf Abdulsalam.
The statement said: “The non-payment of the reviewed CONMESS allowance has already been implemented for our federal colleagues and in the states of Ekiti, Delta, Ebonyi, Rivers, and Katsina. This has worsened the salary parity between doctors in Lagos State and aggravated the already dire emigration of doctors to federal employment and out of the country.
“Moreover, the current economic starvation and stagflation in the country are biting harder on doctors too”.
The statement further said: “We seek employment of Medical Officers on grade level 12/2 and consultants at grade level 15/4 in line with national best practices. Immediate restoration and payment of contributory pension/NHF deductions for our resident doctors as enshrined in the Pension Reform Act of 2014. Full implementation of the September ‘23 Medical Guild position paper, as discussed and assented to by the government of Lagos State”.
The Guild said it soon call a congress of its members to determine the next line of action.
It said: “In the build-up to the disputed issues with the government, we would like to place on record that we have and continue to employ all manners of advocacy and constructive persuasion, to avert this looming crisis. The government is yet to bulge. In the coming days, we shall call on the Association’s Congress to determine the next line of action,”.
