{"id":6571,"date":"2026-11-02T14:02:36","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T14:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/oyo-doctors-suspend-strike-return-to-work-after-one-week\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T14:02:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T14:02:36","slug":"oyo-doctors-suspend-strike-return-to-work-after-one-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/oyo-doctors-suspend-strike-return-to-work-after-one-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Oyo doctors suspend strike, return to work after one week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"76.419252691577\">\n<p>The Association of Medical and Dental Officers (AMDO), Oyo State chapter, has suspended its industrial action and resumed duty.\n<\/p>\n<p>The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the doctors, who had been on strike since Oct. 26, returned to their duty posts on Monday.\n<\/p>\n<p>NAN reports that doctors at Ring Road State Hospital, Government Chest Hospital, Jericho Specialist Hospital and Oni Memorial Children Hospital, among others, have resumed work.\n<\/p>\n<p>The resumption followed the suspension of the one-week industrial action embarked upon by the association.<\/p>\n<p>NAN recalls that the association embarked on the strike over demands, including an improved welfare package for members, payment of outstanding allowances and recruitment of more medical officers, among others.<\/p>\n<p>The AMDO General Secretary, Dr Abdulazeez Gbadamosi, said in a statement on Monday that the suspension followed its emergency congress held on Sunday.\n<\/p>\n<p>He said the \u201cExecutive Council appreciated members for their strict compliance with the strike and the confidence reposed in its leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also thanked the elders who, he said, \u201ccontributed to the mediation and partial restoration of industrial harmony.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Gbadamosi said the \u201ccongress resolved to suspend the strike from November 2 to November 15 to allow for further negotiations.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>He directed members to resume full clinical activities from 8am on Monday.\n<\/p>\n<p>The general secretary added that a review of progress made in the negotiations would take place in due course. (NAN)\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"17.269565217391\">\n                                                                <b><a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/author\/toyediran\">Tosin Oyediran<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tosin Oyediran is a journalist with Punch Newspapers, bringing over eight years of newsroom experience to his coverage of politics, health, advocacy, sports, and entertainment. Known for sharp interviews and human-centered reporting, his work focuses on public accountability, civic issues, and the stories shaping everyday lives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Punch Newspapers &#8211; Latest News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Association of Medical and Dental Officers (AMDO), Oyo State chapter, has suspended its industrial action and resumed duty. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the doctors, who&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6572,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}