Days into the indefinite strike by resident doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, the doctors have decried increased workload and poor remuneration, lamenting the absence of official communication from the Oyo State Government.
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, however, said it remained open to dialogue with relevant stakeholders and appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde to intervene in the dispute.

The resident doctors commenced the indefinite strike on Friday, August 28, following weeks of warnings over what the association described as persistent neglect of their welfare and worsening manpower shortages.
The industrial action followed the expiration of an eight-week ultimatum issued to the government and other stakeholders to address the association’s demands.

The doctors had suspended an earlier warning strike on June 27, 2026, after issuing the ultimatum, but resumed the action after their demands were allegedly not addressed.
Speaking on the development, President of the ARD, Dr Adedapo Mustapha, said the association had yet to receive any official communication from the state government or its ministries since the commencement of the strike.

Mustapha said representatives of the Ministry of Health had only offered verbal assurances, adding that the doctors were frustrated and fatigued by the increasing workload and poor remuneration.
“There has been no official communication from the Oyo State Government or any other ministry since the commencement of the strike. Only words of reassurance from representatives of the Ministry of Health.

“The plan is to continue engagement with relevant stakeholders and appeal to His Excellency, the governor. My members are frustrated and fatigued, having to work extra under poor remuneration,” he said.
Among the demands of the resident doctors are the immediate payment of outstanding minimum wage arrears, promotion arrears and accoutrement allowance arrears, as well as the implementation of the approved new professional allowance for doctors.

The association is also demanding the publication of advertisements in national newspapers for the recruitment of resident doctors and the release of the Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF).
Other demands include the renovation and improvement of call rooms and on-call facilities, as well as the introduction and enforcement of work-hour regulations to protect doctors from burnout.

The ARD said resident doctors in other tertiary institutions in Osun, Ondo, Ekiti, Lagos and Ogun states had enjoyed similar welfare provisions for several years.
The association maintained that its demands were not solely about the welfare of doctors, but were also aimed at protecting patients and ensuring quality healthcare delivery in Oyo State.

The LAUTECH Teaching Hospital serves residents of Ogbomoso and neighbouring communities, including parts of Oyo and Iseyin.