The strike action embarked upon by health workers in Nigeria under the umbrella body of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) will be called off at 2pm today (Monday), HealthNewsNG.com can exclusively report.
Members of the union last night met President Goodluck Jonathan at the State House in Abuja to discuss ways of resolving the strike.
HealthNewsNG gathered that during the meeting, nothing concrete was agreed upon apart from promises from the president who reportedly appealed to JOHESU members to call off the strike.
“He was practically pleading,” HealthNewsNG was anonymously informed from the State House in Abuja. “Barring any last minute changes, the strike will be called off by 2pm today.”
The president also promised to direct all the relevant ministries to issue various circulars. JOHESU executive members were also able to brief the president on happenings within the sector.
HealthNewNG reported an earlier meeting held by representatives of the federal government on December 15 ended in deadlock as both parties failed to reach concrete agreement. This prompted members of the Nigerian Association of Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) to stop all forms of skeletal services they were offering at medical facilities across the nation during the strike.
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