Resident doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have protested over what they described as poor working conditions, understaffing, and unpaid wage arrears.
The doctors, under the aegis of the Association of Resident Doctors, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, staged the protest on Wednesday, demanding urgent intervention by the Oyo State Government and the hospital management.
In a statement signed by the ARD’s President, Dr Mustapha Adedapo, and Public Relations Officer, Dr Abdulrahman Fofie, and made available to PUNCH Online on Thursday, the doctors said they had been operating under crippling conditions that had affected their professional welfare and dignity.
The statement noted, “We took an oath to save lives, but today, we are forced to take a stand to save our own professions and dignity. For too long, we have operated under crippling conditions. We face severe understaffing, unpaid minimum wage arrears, unfulfilled allowance promises, and dilapidated call rooms. A burnt-out, neglected doctor cannot provide the quality care our patients deserve.
“We are not asking for luxuries; we are demanding basic human dignity, fair compensation, and the proper funding of medical residency training. Our patience has limits, but our unity is unbreakable.”
