Kehinde Fajobi
Members of the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals (JOHESU) have initiated a seven-day warning strike, effective from midnight on Friday.
This action follows a fifteen-day notice of industrial action issued to the Federal Government.
During a press conference in Abuja, JOHESU’s national chairman, Kabiru Minjibir, outlined several demands from the union. These include the immediate implementation of the consolidated health salary structure, the payment of a twenty-five percent review of arrears from June to December 2023, an upward review of the retirement age for health workers, a tax waiver on healthcare workers’ allowances, and the prompt payment of the COVID-19 inducement hazard allowance.
Minjibir urged all union members nationwide to comply with the strike directive.