There is palpable tension among top officials of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and other top members of President Muhammadu Buhari-led government over the plan by health workers under the umbrella of Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) to declare total strike this week, a senior official of the APC has disclosed. It would be recalled that JOHESU issued an ultimatum to the federal government on January 16 which ended on January 31.
At a media briefing weekend in Abuja, the JOHESU President, Josiah Biobelemoye, disclosed that branch executive representatives in federal health institutions and state chairman/secretaries of all member unions of JOHESU have been specially invited to attend a crucial meeting slated to commence tomorrow.
Already, JOHESU in collaboration with NLC/TUC have concluded plans to stage a national rally in Abuja to draw the attention of the federal and state ministries of health to the unending tyranny of federal ministry of health and state ministries of health directed against health workers in all health facilities at federal and local government levels on Monday, February 4. Baring last minute intervention by the Federal Government, JOHESU may announce indefinite strike action at the end of the meeting on Monday.
The demands put forward by the JOHESU to the federal government, according to Biobelemoye, include unjustified withholding of the salaries of its members for the months of April and May, 2018; upward adjustment of CONHESS salary structure; headship of hospital departments, implementation of consultancy cadre to their members and punitive actions against their members in Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri and Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH).
The panic by the APC and the presidency, according to our source, is premised on the fact that any strike action by the health workers at this ‘election period’ will be a minus to the President Buhari’s ambition to return as president.
“This is definitely not the best of times for us. The fact is that we are under intense tension and serious panic following the threat by the health workers to embark on strike at this crucial time of our campaigns. If we allow these workers to embark on strike, we may lose many voters and that will not augur well for us as a government that is working hard to return to power,” the source said while responding to questions exclusively from The AUTHORITY in Abuja.
On what the government intends to do to overcome the situation, the top APC official who is also among those who have strong voice at the presidency said: “I cannot tell you categorically now what we are going to do. However, I can tell you that since the ultimatum ended, we have been restless. You know we are working to see how we are going to resolve the ASUU strike, now the health workers are on our neck. We are overwhelmed.
“Before the end of Monday, I assure you that the government is going to intervene in order to avert the strike action.”
The source, however, appealed to well–meaning Nigerians to join the government in mounting pressure on the health workers to ensure they did not announce indefinite strike after the Monday’s meeting.
The source who pleaded anonymity, called on the health workers, to, for the interest of Nigerians, continue to seek for other means of getting their demands met, but not through strike action.
On his part, while responding to a question on the negative impact of the strike by the health workers to the election, the JOHESU President said: “You will remember that JOHESU is a body that has always had a deep concern for Nigerians. We have waited for eight months, even though we are supposed to have started something, but because of our love for Nigerians, we waited this long period thinking the Federal Ministry of Health and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity will be more patriotic.
“We waited and went through the process of dialogue, even when we are provoked and even when they disobeyed court orders. I think there is a limit to our patience. You will agree with me that, especially in the health sector, the saying that the patient dog eat the fattest borne does not work, rather in the case of the Federal Ministry of Health, the patience dog see no borne to eat. Our patience cannot be intact.”
Biobelemoye, however, called on all JOHESU members to remain alert to await further directives which will be communicated to them from the headquarters.


Source: www.medicalworldnigeria.com

Every sector of the economy is in total collapse

Nothing is working

This is what happens when a demented man is piloting the affair of a nation.

Everything crumbles .

How can a man who couldn't understand his own writting understands how to run economy of a nation ?

our health is more important the disaster president's ambition. johesu should go on with the strike.

Na wa o. Why is everything crumbling under this lifeless dullard?

Mmuoojukwu:
our health is more important the disaster president's ambition. johesu should go on with the strike.

Does he listen to anybody ?

Does he even listen to news ?

That man is a mistake that must be corrected this FailBuhari.

The minister of health thinks that he can just cower JOHESU into submission. That man wrongly advised the FG to withhold the health workers' salaries thinking that it'll end there.

He only succeeded in creating more problems for the health sector by that singular act.


#PayJOHESU

If you have been paying ASUU since they commenced strike, why treat JOHESU differently




#PayJOHESU

Jman06:
The minister of health thinks that he can just cow JOHESU into submission. That man wrongly advised the FG to withhold the health workers' salaries thinking that it'll end there.

He only succeeded in creating more problems for the health sector by that singular act.


#PayJOHESU

the minister of health is a stupid man. withholding salaries? I mean who does that,?

johesu should push on with thier agenda. But the should banish the idea of becoming consultants. it will never work.




proud physician

God bless 9ja

orion7:
the minister of health is a stupid man. withholding salaries? I mean who does that,?

johesu should push on with thier agenda. But the should banish the idea of becoming consultants. it will never work.




proud physician

God bless 9ja

The man goofed big time

I pity Nigeria if buhari gets second term

FG, pay JOHESU their money!

All the political thugs who are preparing to go and fight on election day, you might be unlucky this time around because the hospitals may not be open.

So, when you are rushed there for treatment there won't be anybody to treat you.

the president is lifeless, the followers are lifeless too. If the president suffers chronic illiteracy, you will see the followers supporting endless university strike. If the president is demented, the follwers will be deluded and brainwaished. If the president is violent, the followers will be violent too.As Petroleum minister, buhari has drained Excess crude account on 4 different occasion in 3 years, 7months and set aside N50billion NNPC account to himself. Yet there are no calls for Buhari's resignation and buhari says he is fighting corruption.
* Why were journalists barred from covering 2018 budget presentation by Buhari? Why was there no consultation before presentation of 2018 budget, between the executive vs MDAs and NASS. Till now, Buhari cannot account for N11trillion of 2016, 2017 budget. Where is the money? Yet there are no calls for Buhari to resign and Buhari says he is fighting corruption.
* Just about 10% of 2017 budget had been implemented yet Buhari had sought N8.612trillion for 2018 budget. The public does not know what has happened to funds meant for 2018 budget. Yet there are no calls for Buhari's resignation and buhari says he is fighting corruption.
* CBN confirms Buhari gov’t withdrew $3.2bn from NLNG dividend account in 3 years. Where is the money? Yet there are no calls for Buhari's resignation and buhari says he is fighting corruption.
* FG spend N3.5million monthly to feed El-Zakzaky. This money is noted to be spent daily right now. El-Zakzaky's family had comfirmed that this was a lie but his wife and children cooked for him daily and sometimes they had no money to buy food. Yet there are no calls for Buhari's resignation and buhari says he is fighting corruption.
* Where is the N10.9bn naira budgetary allocation for Aso Rock clinic.

JOHESU, time to act is now!!!

If a president should say he has not perform well in his govt andyou still want to vote for him you need a brain check
If a president should go out of the country to say the youths in his country are lazy when he hasn't provide jobs and you still want to vote for him you need a brain check
If a president doesn't answers questions correctly even after being explained to like he's in pry 2 and still the answer didn't hit the question and you still want to vote for him my brothers and sisters you have brain tumor
If the wife of the president should come out to say his husband govt has been hijack by the cabals and you still feel that president deserve second term you need a brain check I will pay the bills ask buhari-dementia supporters��Ask them to tell you why he can't prosecute thieves in his gov't
��Ask them Why he went to beg OBJ and IBB to support him in 2015 and why he collected money from Atiku to sponsor his campaign
��Tell them to provide evidence of atiku being corrupt and why has the EFCC and buhari failed to prosecute him till date
��Ask them why its difficult for buhari to tell Nigerians he had mansion in Abuja
��Ask them why buhari served under abacha and why buhari still insist abacha never stole despite the huge loot recovery by same buhari from Abacha loot
��Ask them if light and darkness can walk and work together and why is it easy for their mister integrity to walk and work with criminals
��Ask them to mention one project buhari has commissioned in their own state
��Ask them where did buhari wife get 2.5b naira that his aides stole from her ... Mind you the aide is still in police custody.