The Joint Health Sector and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals Association have said they would suspend their seven-day warning strike effective from midnight October 31 in the spirit of the Memorandum of Understanding and in the public interest.
Kabiru Minjibir, National Chairman, JOHESU, said this in a communiqué jointly signed by Martin Egbanubi, National Secretary.
It would be recalled that JOHESU had embarked on a seven-day warning strike on October 25, 2024 to press home its demands from the Federal Government.
It said in the communique on Thursday that the decision to suspend the warning strike was taken at an hybrid emergency meeting of the Expanded National Executive Council of the Union.
It said the expanded NEC comprised the Presidents and General Secretaries of JOHESU affiliate unions and professional Associations, National Executive Council members of affiliate Unions and JOHESU Chairmen and Secretaries at the State and Branch levels.
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According to the communiqué: “NEC-in-Session critically appraised the various reports and the MoU signed between the JOHESU team and the Federal Government team during the conciliation meeting held on October 29 at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.
“NEC-in-session after extensive deliberations resolved that the suspension of the seven-day warning strike effective from midnight, Thursday, October 31, 2024 in the spirit of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and in general public interest.
“Time line of six weeks given to the Federal Government to meet all her obligations contained in the MoU.
“Expanded NEC meeting shall be convened upon the expiration of the six (6) weeks’ deadlines to review development and take appropriate decision.
“Indefinite strike action shall be the next option if the Expanded NEC of JOHESU is not satisfied with the Federal Government responses to the implementation of her obligations contained in the MoU.”
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the demands of the unions include immediate implementation of CONHESS adjustment, payment of 25 percent CONHESS Review arrears, and payment of nine months’ salary to staff of Regulatory Agencies.
Others were the restoration of funding to Environmental Health Regulatory Council, reconstitution of Boards/Governing Councils of Federal Health Institution, and commencement of the process to upwardly review retirement age of health workers, among others.
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