20th October, 2010
The Chairman of Yaba Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, South West Nigeria, Mr. Olajide Jimoh, has appealed to doctors who are currently on strike in Lagos State to resume work as a matter of urgency, to save the lives of patients, especially pregnant women and children, who are dying in the hospitals.
He made the appeal while donating an ambulance to Harvey Road Health Centre, Yaba, last week.
According to him, “it is unfortunately that doctors are on strike and patients are dying in the hospitals. This is the time for the state government and the resident doctors to dialogue and find a lasting solution to the problem.â€
The council boss noted that strikes were bound to happen, but urged the state government and the striking doctors to take the plight of the poor masses, who cannot afford to attend private hospitals, into consideration, saying they were playing with the lives of the people.
On the donation of the ambulance, Jimoh said it was to assist the health centre in times of emergency.
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