Resident doctors at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo state, have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over the hospital’s lingering electricity crisis.
The resident doctors had earlier embarked on a one-week
warning strike from March 2 to 6, 2026, to demand improved electricity supply
within the hospital premises.
According to Punch, Uthman Adedeji, president of the UCH
Association of Resident Doctors, said the doctors had already communicated
their plans to embark on an indefinite strike if the situation persists.
Adedeji said a teaching hospital in 2026 is being forced to
operate like a facility from a bygone era.
“We embarked on a five-day warning strike. It started on
Monday last week and ended on Friday. When we returned to work on Saturday, the
situation had not changed. That was only a warning strike because we are trying
to follow due process and resolve the issue responsibly,” he said.
“Unfortunately, since our warning strike ended, we have not
been called to any meaningful meeting for discussion or resolution.
“However, we have issued another ultimatum for 21 days,
which started on March 7, 2026. If nothing changes after that, we may embark on
an indefinite strike. We have communicated this clearly.”
He said the electricity problem had begun to affect the
quality of care for patients and preventing doctors in training from getting
the best out of their residency programme.
The power crisis at the hospital facility has persisted for
months, disrupting medical services.
In 2024, the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company had
disconnected UCH from the national grid over an outstanding debt of N495
million.
Although, electricity supply was later restored, the
hospital has once again been plunged into darkness.
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