An MoU had earlier been signed by the state and federal governments on the founding, funding and mutual responsibilities of each, towards the smooth development of the hospital. ODI said it was calling on both governments to play their parts creditably so as to stop the ongoing strike action. In line with this, the initiatives thus called on the state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to fully follow the path of the terms the state agreed upon with the federal government on the MoU on FUTATH. Specifically, ODI called on the Aiyedatiwa government to abide by the provisions of Article 5.1.3 of the MoU which requires it to absorb leftover staff of the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital after FG’s verification exercise. ODI also urged the state government to respect Articles 5.2.3 and 5.2.4. of the MoU which entails its commitment to payment of salaries of FUTATH staff, stating that its decline to continue to pay the salaries aggravated the strike action.