June 3,
2012
The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) wishes to commend
Governor Babatunde Fashola of
Lagos State for recalling the sacked
788 medical doctors, and the decision of the Nigerian Medical
Association to suspend the strike action, not only in Lagos, but the threat to escalate the action
nationwide.
We are specifically appreciative of the
receptiveness of the State Governor to
our intervention, and his frankness
and commitment to improve health services in the state, during our meeting with
him on Wednesday, 30th May 2012 in Lagos.
Congress also wishes to commend the leadership of
the Nigerian Medical Association ( NMA), at its meeting with the leadership of
the NLC, for its remarkable
forthrightness on the issues in contention
and passion for a virile medical
profession and sustainable health
delivery system in Lagos State.
We appreciate the roles played by prominent
individuals and organisations within and outside Lagos state as well as the
global unions and civil society groups in the course of the crisis. Without
their support and interventions, both
parties may not have achieved this resounding feat. This positive disposition
of the state governor, we believe, has added to the good governance profile of
the state.
We urge both parties in the spirit of this
significant truce to return to further dialogue as soon as
practicable to ensure that all contentious issues are resolved across the table
without further acrimony. The process of collective bargaining for mutual
outcomes in the interest of the
people remains a major tool that ensures
industrial peace and harmony.
Abdulwahed I. Omar
President, NLC
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