Nigeria's health workers, JOHESU, to commence strike Monday

JOHESU made this disclosure in a strike notice letter to the labour minister, Chris Ngige, dated Saturday, September 12.

The letter, seen by PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday, was signed by JOHESU national chairman, Joy Josiah; A. A Adeneji, the president, National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives and five others. It came about three days after resident doctors suspended an ongoing strike on Thursday following a meeting on Wednesday with the government which resulted in a truce.PREMIUM TIMES reported how the union said it would embark on a nationwide seven-day warning strike if the government fails to meet its demands which includes payment of hazard and inducement allowance by midnight of Sunday, September 13.

JOHESU said the warning strike will only involve federal institutions while the states and local government health institutions will be placed “on red alert for possible entry into the fray if the federal government foot-drags in attending to our demands”.

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