As part of efforts to end the ongoing strike by the Nigerian Association of Residents Doctors, the Federal Government on Tuesday met  with the Nigerian Medical Association at the office of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, in Abuja.

This is coming a few days after the minister dragged the union to the National Industrial Court, which postponed hearing in the case to September 15, 2021.

Sources said the meeting, which is ongoing at the time of filing this report had in attendance the National President of the NMA , Prof. Innocent Uja, as well as the NMA Secretary General, Dr Philips Ekpe.

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 This is the first time Uja would be attending such a meeting at the ministry which was meant to get him to convince the striking resident doctors to suspend their action.

 Ngige had reportedly accused Uja at the meeting of the Medical Elders Forum last Thursday of not providing leadership to the junior doctors, blaming this for the incessant strikes by NARD.

 It was further gathered that Ngige had earlier in the day  held a similar meeting with the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire;  and other relevant stakeholders, including Dr Peter Tarfa and Abdulaziz Abdullahi, Permanent Secretaries Ministry  of Labour and Employment as well as  Health, respectively.