RismadarVoice Reporters, June 23, 2026
Resident doctors at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, have commenced a 10-day warning strike in protest against unpaid allowances, manpower shortages, and deteriorating working conditions.
The industrial action was announced by the Association of Resident Doctors following a congress meeting held on Monday at the Adebola Adegunwa Hall within the hospital premises.
In a communiqué issued after the meeting and signed by the association’s president, Dr John Omotoso, the doctors cited the non-payment of revised Professional Allowance and Specialist Allowance, alongside outstanding arrears, as a major trigger for the strike.
They also expressed frustration over delays in the payment of the 2026 Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF), despite what they described as earlier assurances and domestication by the Ogun State Government.
According to the association, repeated engagements with relevant authorities had failed to yield any formal agreement or concrete commitment, even after a previously issued 14-day ultimatum expired.
The doctors further highlighted worsening manpower shortages, which they said have resulted in excessive workloads, burnout, and extended working hours across various departments of the hospital.
Other grievances include poor security within the hospital environment, reports of theft and burglary, inadequate accommodation and poorly maintained call rooms, as well as substandard meal provisions for doctors on duty.
Following deliberations, the congress resolved to proceed with the 10-day warning strike and demanded the immediate payment of outstanding allowances, as well as the inclusion of revised benefits in the July 2026 salary cycle.
The association also called for urgent improvements in hospital security infrastructure, renovation of doctors’ quarters and call rooms, and better welfare provisions for medical staff.
As part of its internal enforcement measures, the group imposed a ₦50,000 fine on any member found to have violated the strike directive.
The doctors stated that an emergency general meeting would be convened at the end of the warning strike to assess progress and determine further steps if their demands remain unmet.
