WorldStage Newsonline— The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), and Assembly of Health Care Professionals (AHPA) have announced plan to begin an indefinite strike on April 7, 2018.
Vice President of JOHESU, Mr Chimele Ogbonna who disclosed this Jos during a sensitization visit to Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH said that the health workers had explored all avenues for an amicable settlement of the issues and were left with no other option.
“This strike is against our wish, but the Federal Government has failed to honour series of agreements with the workers from 2009 to 2017.
“We have given the Federal Government ultimatum of 30 working days that commenced on March 5 and will end on April 7.
“If the agreements with JOHESU in 2009, 2014 and 2017 are not honoured, we will embark on an indefinite nationwide strike.
“The strike will be total and affect all health institutions from federal, state and local governments,” he stated.
The vice president listed the issues that necessitated the pending industrial action to include failure to adjust CONHESS scale, skipping of CONHESS 10, and non implementation of court judgements.
