Health workers under the umbrella of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have appealed to the federal government to prevail on the Ministry of Health and its Labour and Employment counterpart to urgently resolve all pending issues with the professional bodies to avoid resumption of the suspended strike action.
JOHESU/AHPA in September 2020 embarked on a warning strike over unresolved welfare issues, which was suspended following the intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari. But 10 months later, the health workers are threatening to go back to the trenches if the authorities fail to address their grievances.
Although the Acting National Secretary, JOHESU, Comrade Mathew Ajurotu, in statement, commended the government for budgeting a substantial amount of money to cover special personnel wages in all sectors, including the health sector; he however expressed disappointment at the FMOH’s…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
