There strong indications that all public hospitals across the country would be shutdown as from Thursday, 31st January, 2019, as Medical and Health workers under the auspices Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Health care Professionals (AHPA) threatened to embark on nationwide strike.
The 14-day notice was contained in a letter addressed to Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment.
JOHESU alleged that Federal Government has failed to address and resolve various issues raised earlier during the Tripartite meeting which led to the suspension of the industrial action.
“You will recall that the Joint Health Sector Union suspended her industrial action on May 30, 2018.
“Having waited for this long, it is surprising that the following matters have not been resolved: upward adjustment of CONHESS salary structure, unjustified withholding of the salaries of JOHESU members for the months of April and May 2018, headship of hospital departments, non-promotion of our members on CONHESS 14–15 as directors in some federal health institutions and implementation of consultancy cadre for our members.
“In view of the apparent indifference of the government to permanently resolve these lingering issues, some of which have persisted for over five years now, JOHESU, by this letter, notifies the Federal Government of her resolve to resume the suspended industrial action by Thursday, January 31, 2019 if the issues in dispute are not resolved,” JOHESU said in the letter.
KEHINDE AKINTOLA, Abuja
