Following the continued strike by Nigerian doctors , President Goodluck Jonathan, has ordered the sack of all resident doctors in Nigerian hospitals.
The sack was contained in a directive by Mr. Jonathan to the Federal Ministry of Health to suspend all residency training programme for Nigerian doctors.
The directive was stated in an internal memo dated August 13 and signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, L.N. Awute, to federal hospitals.
Mr. Awute said the president’s directive was given following an appraisal of the challenges facing the health sector.
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