There are fears it would jeopardise the final-year medical students’ examinations and the institution’s accreditation.
The strike, which began after a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government expired, stems from grievances about discriminatory practices in appointing university vice-chancellors and the non-implementation of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, CONMESS, for clinical lecturers.
The association, which made specific reference to recent developments in some universities, including Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, demanded the approval of an all-inclusive prototype of advertisement for the office of the Vice-Chancellor.
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Giving further insight into the compliance of OAU clinical lecturers to the strike directive in a joint statement, the OAU MDCAN Chairman, Olufemi Ogundipe, and the General Secretary, Tajudin Adetunji, said academic activities at the college of Health Sciences of the university had been shut down.
They vowed not to return to work after the conclusion of the current national warning strike until clinical lecturers were placed on CONMESS as is the case in other federal universities.
The association highlighted the implications of the strike, particularly the risk of the college losing accreditation if those issues persisted.
The statement added that the fate of over 100 final-year medical students hangs in the balance.
The MDCAN urged the Federal Government and OAU authorities to urgently address the dwindling fortunes of medical education and the shortage of clinical lecturers.