Reported by: Ijeoma G | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.
The Association of Resident Doctors at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, Ogun State, has commenced a 10-day warning strike to protest the non-payment of revised professional and specialist allowances, an acute manpower shortage, delayed training funds, and worsening welfare conditions, the union announced on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
In a communiqué issued at the end of the association’s second-quarter ordinary general meeting held on Monday, June 22, at the Adebola Adegunwa Hall, OOUTH, Sagamu, the doctors expressed deep concern over the state government’s failure to implement and pay the revised Professional Allowance and Specialist Allowance, including outstanding arrears. The communiqué, signed by the president of the association, Dr John Omotoso, noted that despite the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum earlier issued by the doctors, no Memorandum of Understanding had been signed and no firm commitment had been received from the Ogun State Government regarding payment. “Congress expressed serious concerns regarding the non-implementation and non-payment of the revised Professional Allowance and Specialist Allowance, including outstanding arrears,” the communiqué stated. “Congress noted that despite the expiration of the fourteen-day ultimatum, no Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed and no firm commitment to payment has been received from the relevant authorities.”
The doctors also expressed dissatisfaction with the delay in payment of the 2026 Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF), despite its domestication by the Ogun State Government, and with critical manpower shortages that result in excessive workload, burnout, and prolonged working hours due to inadequate staffing across departments. Other concerns raised by the doctors include recurrent security breaches, theft, and burglary within the hospital environment, posing risks to staff and patients; the poor state of call rooms; inadequate accommodation facilities for doctors; and persistently poor-quality and inadequate provision of call meals for resident doctors.
The association stated that after extensive deliberation, congress unanimously decided to proceed on a 10-day warning strike and demand the immediate payment of the 2026 Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF) and that a revised Professional Allowance and Specialist Allowance be reflected in the July 2026 salary payment. The doctors also demanded a comprehensive overhaul of the hospital’s security architecture, including improved lighting, enhancement of perimeter fencing, and other necessary security measures. Other demands are immediate renovation and upgrading of call rooms and accommodation facilities for doctors, as well as immediate improvement in the quality and quantity of call meals provided to doctors.
The association warned that any doctor found disobeying the directive of the association during the ten-day warning strike shall pay a fine of ₦50,000. The association has also promised to convene an Emergency General Meeting at the expiration of the ten-day warning strike to review developments and determine further actions.
This industrial action comes just weeks after resident doctors at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State, embarked on a three-day warning strike over a security breach and burglary at their House Officers’ Quarters. The latest strike by doctors at OOUTH highlights the persistent challenges facing healthcare workers in Ogun State, including poor welfare conditions, inadequate security, and manpower shortages that continue to strain the state’s healthcare system.
As of the time of this report, the Ogun State Government had not issued an official response to the strike action.
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