The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria has suspended its strike to compel the National Universities Commission to reverse its decision to make the acquisition of PhD mandatory for clinical lecturers for career progression in public universities.said the intervention of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and others played a major role in their decision.
He expressed confidence that the suspension of the strike would allow for the resolution of the matter and other sundry issues affecting clinical lecturers.
Ozoilo said, “Following the intervention of the Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, through the Chairman, House Committee on Health and members the House Committees on Health and Tertiary Education, a mediation meeting was held on March 3 and 4.
“Following the positive resolutions arrived at these meetings, an emergency National Executive Council meeting of the MDCAN was held at the Tropicana Hotel, Abuja.
“The meeting deliberated extensively on the outcome of the mediation meeting and resolved by a majority decision to suspend the withdrawal of service by the MDCAN from universities.”
source: Punch
