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Social Commentator Advises Doctors To Find Alternative Way In Meeting Demands

A Social Commentator, Ugo Ugoke believes that doctors can find an alternative way in making the government meet their demands than embarking on a nationwide … Continue reading Social Commentator Advises Doctors To Find Alternative Way In Meeting Demands


ugoA Social Commentator, Ugo Ugoke believes that doctors can find an alternative way in making the government meet their demands than embarking on a nationwide strike, without affecting the man on the street.

He stated that the government has nothing to lose because they have the resources to fly abroad for treatment unlike the common man who can only afford government hospitals.

“If the health system grinds to a halt the government has absolutely nothing to lose, the health practitioners will somehow get by due to private clinics”

Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Saturday’s breakfast programme, Sunrise, Mr. Ugoke stressed that the ongoing strike will affect the common man unlike government officials who can afford international health care services.

He noted that the doctors can call on National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) or Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to go on strike on their behalf to enable the doctors remain in the hospital, “if these associations threatening to go on strike on behalf of the doctors, the government would accede to their demands.