As the 7-day ultimatum issued to the striking doctors in Osun state by government to return to work or be sacked expired during the ongoing public holiday, the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners has appealed for the intervention of traditional rulers and elders of the society to avert total collapse of health service in the state. Briefing journalists in Osogbo, the state capital, the National President NAGG.MDP, Dr. Nurud-din Akindele, urged the statesmen to appeal to governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola to not only withdraw the sack threat to the doctors but allow for negotiations on the matter.

The National President noted that the sack threat would not achieve any meaningful result because members of the body are not ready to return to work under the present condition in health sector of the state. Akindele, who regretted that the industrial action embarked upon by the doctors since September has put in risk health of many people in the state, stressed that the demands of the doctors, if not met would force them to paralyze health sector in the state.nHe said: “the government of Osun state should as a matter of urgency and in the interest of the public, invest in equipping the hospitals with up-to-date equipment, provide adequate manpower and make the working environment more conducive.