Health workers under the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals have issued the Federal Government a 15-day ultimatum to implement demands.<\/p>\n
JOHESU workers include the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals, and the Senior Staff Association of Universities.<\/p>\n
Others are the teaching Hospitals, Research Institutions and Associated Institutions, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions.<\/p>\n
Mr Kabir Minjibir, National President of JOHESU, issued the ultimatum in a memo he jointly signed with Mr Martin Engbanubi Secretary of the association.<\/p>\n
The memo was addressed to the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, on Thursday in Abuja.<\/p>\n
Minjibir said that the union would embark on a nationwide strike in the next 15 days, should the Federal Government fail to resolve its pending welfare issues.<\/p>\n
According to him, JOHESU is constrained to give the Federal Government 15 days ultimatum with effect from Thursday.<\/p>\n
He said that the union was also informing the minister that its members would embark on a strike with effect from midnight of Friday, October 25.<\/p>\n
\u201d All our members in the Federal Health Institutions shall embark on seven days strike action.<\/p>\n
\u201cSir, you will agree with us that JOHESU has always exhibited maturity, selflessness, and patriotism .<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is even in the face of extreme provocations and the government\u2019s long delay in meeting the demands of workers under JOHESU, and we think that our maturity and patriotism have been taken for granted.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis 15-day ultimatum is necessitated by the non-response of the Federal Government to the plight of our members, despite our benevolence,\u201dhe said.<\/p>\n
He recalled that some lingering issues had led the unions to embark on a nationwide strike from May 19 to June 6, 2023, but was suspended consequent upon the intervention of President Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe issues listed by the unions include the adjustment of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure as was done with the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure since January 2, 2014.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is also the implementation of a consultant cadre for pharmacists in Federal Health Institutions, the upward review in the retirement age from 60-65 years for health workers and 70 years for consultants,\u201d said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said that payment of JOHESU members in professional regulatory councils, payment of arrears of CONHESS review, and the tax waiver on healthcare workers\u2019 allowances were also part of the lingering demands.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also demand the immediate payment of COVID-19 inducement hazard allowances to omitted health workers, and immediate suspension of planned establishment and activities of National Health Facility Regulatory Agency.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is also a demand for the withdrawal of the Drug Revolving Fund Standard Operating Procedures,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Minjibir said that the unions demanded for the immediate implementation of CONHESS adjustment, and immediate payment of 25 per cent CONHESS review arrears.<\/p>\n
He also called for the immediate payment of nine months outstanding salaries to staff of regulatory agencies and the immediate restoration of funding to Environmental Health Regulatory Council.<\/p>\n
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