THE Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, will embark on a three-day warning strike from 8:00 a.m. at the moment (Monday, October 12) over persistent electricity crisis within the College of Medicine axis of the hospital.
This is contained in a communiqué issued on the finish of its Emergency General Meeting (EGM) and made accessible to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Sunday.
The communiqué was collectively signed by the president of the affiliation, Dr Uthman Adedeji and General Secretary, Dr Mary Awodiji.
The affiliation stated the assembly grew to become crucial following failed engagements with related stakeholders on the extended outage within the space the place majority of its members reside.
ARD-UCH stated the College of Medicine axis had for a number of years been deprived and least prioritised by UCH administration.
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It stated that resident doctors and different well being employees residing within the axis had endured extreme hardship arising from protracted epileptic energy provide.
“The state of affairs deteriorated considerably from January 2026 when the circuit breaker supplying the hospital complicated grew to become defective.
“As the least prioritised area, the circuit breaker supplying the College area was sacrificed to keep the main hospital running, and the area was left in darkness without any actionable efforts to rectify the situation,” it stated.
The affiliation stated that after seven months of perseverance, it issued an ultimatum throughout its August Ordinary General Meeting (OGM).
It added that it culminated within the buy and set up of a brand new breaker on September 10 and subsequent restoration of electricity after a number of months of complete darkness.
It, nevertheless, stated that the enjoyment was short-lived as on September 20 when the hospital skilled one other main electrical fault, which resulted within the newly bought breaker being eliminated once more from the realm that had barely been reconnected for one week.
The affiliation stated that regardless of the cruel residing circumstances, it demonstrated institutional loyalty and restraint and appealed to members to train extra endurance.
“However, we can’t proceed to take action within the face of perceived nonchalance and disrespect for the welfare of individuals residing on this axis.
“The people are being made to suffer inter-institutional bottlenecks between the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, and its landlord, the UCH Management,” it stated.
It stated a direct consequence of the persistent energy failure had been power water scarcity within the residential space.
It regretted that doctors now resort to sourcing water from personal enterprise centres and locations of worship inside the hospital premises.
It additionally noticed the untold hardship which poses important public well being hazards and compromises safety of lives and property, in addition to perceived lack of urgency in upkeep and restore of hospital services.
The affiliation stated after exhaustive deliberations, congress resolved to demand instant restoration of electricity to the College of Medicine space and in addition resolved to embark on a three-day warning strike commencing 8:00 a.m. at the moment (Monday, October 12) to precise grievances over the untold hardship meted out to its members.
At the expiration of the warning strike, it stated the congress would reconvene to deliberate and will proceed on an indefinite strike “should our demands remain unmet.”
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