AKWA Ibom state branch of Nigerian Medical Association( NMA) has given the management of University of Uyo, UNIUYO, a 21-day ultimatum effective from April 2nd, 2025 to address issues concerning welfare of medical lecturers in the institution.
In a communique issued at the end of its emergency meeting held on March 31, 2025, the medical doctors resolved to proceed on indefinite strike without further notice if the university fails to implement its demands.
The communique which was presented to journalists in Uyo by the Chairman, Dr Aniekan Peter, the Association lamented that some Medical lecturers were not migrated to Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) in line with approval of the University of Uyo Governing Council.
The communique reads in part, “Arising from an Emergency General Meeting of the our Association held on the 31st March 2025, concerning the welfare of medical lecturers in the University of Uyo, Congress noted the following:
“The Congress noted that there is a protracted delay in the promotion of Some Medical lecturers with concurrent loss of remuneration especially at this time of hardship in the country and mass exodus of medical doctors.
“The Congress also noted that there are grossly inadequate medical lecturers and medical officers at the Health Centre working in the University. This has caused immense stress and excess and unnecessary workload on our members.
“Sequel to the above concerns, the NMA Akwa Ibom State Branch has resolved.
“That the University management should migrate all Medical doctors who are lecturers to Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) in line with approval of the University of Uyo Governing Council, with immediate payment of arrears, as applicable in some other federal Universities in Nigeria.
“The immediate promotion of due Medical lecturers in the University without further delay with payment of promotion arrears to all medical lecturers and immediate payment of outstanding three and a half month salaries to Medical lecturers.
“That a 21-day ultimatum be issued to the management of the University of Uyo to implement all the demands.That failure to implement those concerns, the Nigerian Medical Association will proceed on an indefinite strike without further notice to press down its demands.
“The leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association Akwa Ibom State Branch is willing and ready to meet with the University management at any convenient time within the 21-day window starting from 2nd of April 2025.
“We look forward to a cordial working relationship with the University management.”
