Abubakar Shehu is the State Chairman of Nurses and Midwives Association in Sokoto State, also the state chairman of Joint Health Sector Unions, (JOHESU). In this interview with OLAKUNLE MORUF, he explains why the JOHESU members embarked on industrial action, among other issues.
How would you react to the fact that despite all the meetings you had with the state government, your union still joined the strike?
To be honest I am not happy, you see ,when we talk of strike especially in sensitive places like hospitals, one knows the consequences that will follow it. Honestly, I am not happy, but we tried to let the state government understand that this problem is not an issue between the union and Sokoto State government, it is a national case. We have a union with vibrant leadership, and this union has organs and structures. We have the national body, the state body and the…
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