NMA issues five-day ultimatum to Akwa Ibom hospital over staff salary

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Akwa Ibom State Branch, has issued a five-day ultimatum to  the absorption of  St. Luke’s Hospital, Anua to summation the wage of its unit oregon hazard indefinite strike.

This was portion of the resolutions reached astatine the extremity of an Emergency General Meeting (EGM) of the relation held  connected Friday, July 10, 2026. 

In a communique endorsed by the Chairman and the Secretary of the branch, Prof. Aniekan Imo Peter and Dr. Ighorodje Edesiri and  issued to Newsmen successful Uyo on Saturday, the national decried  mediocre remuneration of unit and remittance of dues by the facility. 

It, therefore, demanded an unfastened treatment from the Hospital connected the substance truthful arsenic to beryllium astatine par wit  COMMESS.

The communique successful parts, “After extended deliberations, the Congress resolved arsenic follows: Congress mandated a 5 time ultimatum to the absorption of St. Luke’s Hospital, Anua and unfastened discussions concerning upward reappraisal of unit salaries astatine p...