Medical doctor interns working at the Ministry of Defence hospitals
yesterday September 11 stormed the premises of Channels TV in Lagos to
protest the non payment of their wages for eight whole months by
authorities of the Ministry.
The doctors numbering about 50 said they approached the authorities of
the Ministry regarding their unpaid wages and they were told that their
wages was not captured in this year's budget among other excuses given
to them. Continue...
The doctors said they have tried all they can to get the government to
pay them their their wages but all their efforts have not yielded any
result.
Only on Wednesday September 10, the Ministry of Defence Pensioners took
to the street in Abuja to protest the non payment of their pension
arrears.
Reacting to the protest, the Minister of State, Defence, Sen. Musiliu
Obanikoro who met with the protesting pensioners said the demands of the
medical interns as well as the pensioners will be looked into and
addressed.
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