JOHESU appeals court order, insists on strike

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JOHESU, AHPA Chairman Mr Godwin Okara, seated second right; Mrs Florence Ekpebor, JOHESU National Secretary, addressing newsmen on behalf of the union on Saturday May 26, 2018 in Abuja

By Felicia Imohimi

The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) has appealed an Order of Interim Injunction from the National Industrial Court (NIC), compelling it to immediately resume duties.

Addressing an emergency news conference on behalf of the national body of JOHESU in Abuja on Saturday, Dr Godwin Okara, the Chairman, Assembly of Healthcare Professionals Association (AHPA), said the matter is now at the Court of Appeal.

Okara said JOHESU had filed Court Processes before the Court of Appeal on May 21, challenging the locus standi of the Kingdom Human Rights Foundation International, an NGO, and the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the suit.

He said the union only received the NIC order at 5.39 p.m. on Friday (May 25).

“An Order of Interim Injunction compelling JOHESU to immediately…



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