Wike Approves Demands After Abuja Resident Doctors Suspend Strike

Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced approval of demands of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the FCTA, ending a strike that paralysed public health services.

Wike made the announcement during the flag-off ceremony for the construction of the Northern Parkway from Ring Road II to Ring III in the Life Camp area yesterday.

He commended the doctors for their decision to call off the industrial action, which began on September 15.

“I have signed all the doctors’ requests on my table today,” he said

The minister said to ensure immediate implementation, he had directed the FCT’s acting Head of Service and the senior special adviser on administration, Samuel Atang, to act on the approval.

Meanwhile, the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in the FCT has suspended the strike.

The Senate Committee on Federal Territory Area Councils and Ancillary Matters was reported to have intervened in the feud.

ARD-FCTA president, Dr. George Ebong, who disclosed this yesterday, said doctors would resume work by 8 a.m. on Monday, September 22, 2025.

Resident doctors in the FCT had started the strike about five days ago, accusing the authorities of failing to resolve long-standing issues. Their demands include the payment of salary arrears ranging from one to six months owed to members employed since 2023, recruitment of additional staff, settlement of the 2025 Medical Residency Training Fund, and payment of arrears from the 25–35 per cent upward review of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS).

The doctors, under the Association of Resident Doctors in the FCT Administration (ARD-FCTA), work across 14 district and general hospitals as well as the Department of Public Health under the FCTA.