A Lagos lawyer, Adebisi Ogundipe, has suggested ways of ending the impasse between the Osun State government and striking doctors.

Ogundipe, who described the ongoing rift as a lose-lose situation, urged both parties to return to the negotiating table to resolve their differences.

The lawyer, who will be installed as the Agba Akin of Iyanfoworogi, Ile-Ife, at the weekend, said the parties should reach a compromise in the face of the prevailing economic situation.

Admitting that government should prioritise doctors’ salaries and emoluments because of their significant roles, he urged the doctors to show some level of understanding in the travails of the administration of Governor Rauf Aregbesola.

His words: “Give it to the doctors, they play formidable role in the lives of the people and they must be accorded due respect. But, at the same time, I expect them to understand the travails of the present administration and to empathise with the government.

“They should sit with the government, discuss, negotiate and reach an agreement on the way out of the logjam for the sake and benefit of the good people of Osun State.

“It’s about management; it’s about reconciliation by negotiation; it’s about dialogue and not about indefinite strike. At the end of the day, going to strike will not do anyone any good.