Nurses and some health workers at the National Hospital Abuja on Monday joined the nationwide indefinite strike called by Organised Labour over the Federal Government’s refusal to increase its new minimum wage offer above N60,000.
Meanwhile, the hospital management has disclosed that it will attend only to emergency cases starting Tuesday if the strike continues.
When The Guardian visited the hospital, only emergency services were being rendered. The usually busy hospital looked deserted, and some patients were seen leaving with their belongings.
The Guardian approached one of the patients moving towards the hospital gate with her pillows, bucket, and other personal effects and asked if she was leaving because of the strike. She replied, “Partially yes, but I am feeling a bit better.”
