The workers under the aegis of Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations had earlier handed the government a 15-day ultimatum with effect from February 3, 2016 to accede to their 10-point demands or risk nationwide strike.
One of the things the health workers are demanding is that the heads of federal health institutions should be designated “Chief Executive Officers, CEOs, against the present Chief Medical Directors.”
The ultimatum dated February 1 was contained in a letter to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir David Lawal, Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita and copied to some security agencies was signed by JOHESU’s Chairman, Biobelemoye Josiah and expires on Wednesday.
It was obtained by journalists in Abuja.
“In view of the failure of the present Federal Government to accede to our demands, JOHESU and AHPA at their joint meeting resolved to give a 15-day ultimatum, beginning from February 3, 2016,” the workers stated.
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