The Federal Government has called on the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD0) members, to call off their seven-day warning strike.
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this appeal on Thursday in Kaduna during a visit to the National Eye Centre.
Alausa claimed that negotiations are ongoing to ensure the safety of their kidnapped colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola.
The minister said that the Federal Government and security agencies were working hard to rescue Popoola.
He said, “We are on top of the matter and have been on talking terms with the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, regarding the issue.
“I have spoken with the Commissioner of Police, and everyone is working hard to see that she is released.”
The minister said that he had held a meeting on Monday with the leadership of NARD over the situation to convince them to call off the strike because it would worsen the situation.
”We don’t believe this warning strike will do anything. All hands are on deck to secure her release.
”For the past two days, we know she is alive, and that’s good news for us as the security is working hard to bring her back alive,” he said.