The Federal Government has warned members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to shelve their planned five-day warning strike.

Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja, shortly after receiving a letter of notification from the NARD executive on the Planned Strike.

Ngige said this in a statement signed by Mr Olajide Oshundun, Director, Press and Public Relations in the ministry, describing the planned strike as illegal.

The impending industrial action is billed to begin by midnight of May 16.