June 18, 2026
By Chioma Obinna
Delta State University Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH), Oghara, was on Thursday thrown into disruption as medical consultants under the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) commenced an indefinite strike over the dismissal of their chairman and alleged government insensitivity to their demands.
The industrial action has led to a total shutdown of clinical services, residency training, and academic activities, leaving patients stranded and medical training suspended across the facility.
In a statement issued after an emergency congress meeting, MDCAN DELSUTH chapter said the strike followed what it described as the “victimisation” of its chairman and the government’s failure to comply with earlier agreements reached with the association.
