Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour, says he has warned his children who are medical doctors to stay off the ongoing strike which he described as “nonsense”.
The National Association of Resident Doctors is currently on strike based on the alleged failure of the Federal Government to honour an agreement reached with the association.
Talks with the doctors did not yield meaningful results.
But speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday night monitored by Daily Trust, Ngige said he has a son and daughter who are practising doctors.
The minister vowed to invoke his powers against the doctors if they continue with the strike.
He said if the doctors do not resume by next week, he would invoke “no work, no pay rule”.
Asked if the Federal Government could cope without the doctors, who are rendering critical services at a time when there are rising cases of COVID-19 and diarrhea, Ngige said things are under control.
He also blamed state governments for the situation, saying people are not talking about that but focusing on the Federal Government alone.
