The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration has raised concerns about the neglect of hospitals and the welfare of doctors, urging the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to give priority to healthcare fafacilities.

President of ARD FCTA, Dr. George Ebong, expressed concerns over the poor state of hospitals, highlighting that some doctors have not been paid for six months.

He stated, “We feel that we are the human abandoned project. No matter how many things he does by fixing up roads and bridges, the hospitals are the very first point of renovation and rehabilitation.

The hospitals are hallowed ground, you cannot neglect them. Abuja hospitals can be better. The minister needs to visit all the hospitals and see the states in which the hospitals are at the moment. I would also urge the minister to please try to make sure that wages are paid. He continued, “We’ve got some of the doctors that have not been paid six months’ salaries and they worked for it and they are still working. We’ve got some hospitals that were working but they are not a conducive environment for us to work.

He added, “Pay us our wages, so you don’t kill the passion of those that are even staying back to work, medicine has to go with passion. You can’t take passion out of medicine.

We’re going to reassess the situation on the ground and hopefully reassess. If the congress feels that nothing has been done based on the facts on the ground, then the congress will not have a choice than to ask that we go on a timeless shutdown.

Globalpose.