JOHESU commences 7-day warning strike

JOHESU commences 7-day warning strike

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:15 pm


Professor Isaac Adewole: Health minister

Professor Isaac Adewole: Health minister

The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) has commenced a seven days warning strike at the expiration of the 14 days ultimatum given to Federal Government to meet its demands.

This is contained in a communique issued by the union on Wednesday after its meeting with the Federal Government, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.

The statement was jointly signed by Mr Biobelemoye Josiah, who doubled as the JOHESU President and Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN); and Mr Abdurafiu Adeniyi, National President, National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNMW), among others.

The statement noted that the union and the Federal Government were unable to reach compromise at the meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja.

NAN reports that some of the demands of the union include issuance of the implementation of circular on salary adjustment done for the medical doctors and implementation of all agreements of May 10, 2012, by past administration.

Other demands were issuance of circular for the implementation of specialist allowance for members in line with the 2009 agreement.

“Following repeated ultimatum totaling 92 days issued to the Federal Government by JOHESU, a meeting was called on Monday, June 20th, with a view to resolving the issues in dispute.

“However, the Federal Government was not ready for the meeting and therefore pleaded that meeting be shifted to Tuesday 21st June.

“At the meeting it was observed that despite the series of meetings earlier held with the committees and subcommittees set up to look into the various issues nothing was done by the government.

“To our outmost surprise the Federal Government asserted that there was no agreement on the issues upon which the erstwhile Secretary to the Federal Government set up a sub-committee.

“We therefore directed all our members in Federal Tertiary institutions to proceed on a 7 days warning strike.

“We appeal to the general public to bear with us and impress it on the Federal Government to meet the demands of the unions to prevent the warning strike from becoming a full blown indefinite strike,’’ it said. (NAN)


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