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The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, made the appeal on Monday during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja.
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“I use this opportunity to appeal to JOHESU to suspend their strike and go into a negotiation.
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“The position of the Ministry of Health is that strikes by healthcare workers jeopardise the lives of citizens, especially at such times of global health emergencies as now.
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“Nigeria needs the service of all our health workers to control the spread of COVID-19. Issues around allowances are multi-sectoral and have always been served with negotiations no matter how long it took,” he pleaded.
The minister’s plea is coming hours after JOHESU President, Dr. Biobelomoye Josiah, asked the federal government to attend to its demands with the same seriousness it accorded that of the National Association of Resident Doctors.
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NARD went on strike over the same issues but called it off days after coming to an agreement with federal government representatives.
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JOHESU, which is the umbrella body of health workers’ unions and associations in the country, said its demands merited such urgent attention, too.
from @punchnewspaper
Please they should not call it off! They must sustain it until the government do the right thing! Very wicked and evil people...You haven't paid them their monies since May or June..Hazard payment is 5,000NGN no insurance for them..Abeg jare
ReplyDeleteThey should do the needful instead of begging..Useless government
ReplyDeleteThought the government said the strike is illegal so why are they begging now?
ReplyDeleteWhat has begging got to do with payment? Nigerian Govt, pay these people their salaries first, then negotiations will follow. Hanhan na!
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