The leadership of the Association of Resident Doctors, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti has directed its members to embark on indefinite strike with immediate effect.

The Association’s President, Dr. Famous Adeyemi, in a letter addressed to the Chief Medical Director, Professor Kayode Olabanji said the union’s action followed the report of a security breach at the teaching hospital .
The letter read:”The above named association write to notify you of the decision of the Emergency Congress held today embark on an indefinite strike with immediate effect.“This followed the actions of hoodlums who stormed the Accident and Emergency unit of the Hospital in the early hours of today and assaulted some members of the Association, destroyed several hospital equipments, properties and stole a Corpse during the attack

“This attack is happening at the time when our members are showing understanding with the State Government on the non-implementation of our demands on improved welfare vis-a-vis being faced with work overloed and exhaustion which is as a result of poor remuneration, pay dispanty and the attending effect of local brain drain

“We wish to use this medium to call on the management of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSU(TH) and the Executive Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Biodun Abayomi to apprehend the culprits and bring them to justice for their actions

“We also implore the State Government to as a matter of urgency attends to our pending demands which bother on improved welfare of our members We implore the management and the Government to provide a lasting solution to these incessam

“The strike will not be called off until our demands are met .