The Joint Health Sector Unions and the Assembly of Health Care Professional Associations ,(JOHESU) has directed its members to embark on an indefinite strike.
The National Vice President of JOHESU, Mr. Obinna Ogbonna who gave the directive at a news conference in Abuja ,said that the action was imperative upon expiration of the ultimatum given the the Federal Government.
The leadership of JOHESU had in a letter issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Federal Government over alleged inconsistencies of the government in the on-going negotiations to adjust the Consolidated Health Salary Structure for health workers on their platforms.
JOHESU is the umbrella body of health workers’ unions and associations, including the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals, Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, and Senior Staff Association of Universities’ Teaching Hospitals Research Institutes and Associated Institutions.
