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Read What JOHESU Did Today. by Ashuale(m): 9:24pm On Jan 26, 2015 |
BREAKING NEWS: JOHESU Unleash terror because Doctors are Successfully attending to patients – DR Akerele In a bizarre act of aggression, members of the Joint Health STAFF Union (JOHESU) were at the weekend alleged to have stormed the premises of Gwarinpa General Hospital, Abuja, to unleash terror on any visible personnel, especially doctors on duty. They were also said to have vandalised property. The President of the Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, Dr. Isaac Akerele, who narrated the incident, said it was an act of “sheer luck for many doctors who were on duty to have escaped the onslaught”. Members of the JOHESU comprising nurses, pharmacists, laboratory scientists, physiotherapists and non-health workers had since November, 2014, been on strike in protest against government refusal to meet their demands. Akerele, however, expressed sadness that a very senior doctor was unlucky and she was terribly manhandled. He said the attackers broke down all the entrance to the main block including the laboratory and later shot canister of tear gas that triggered severe respiratory distress that necessitated intensive care resuscitation. Although the reason for JOHESU action was not stated, he noted, it was apparent that they were angered by the fact that Doctors had been successfully attending to patients even with JOHESU on strike. Akerele described the action of the health workers as a barbaric, totally condemnable, unacceptable and a fatal error. He said his association was reliably informed that the group was led by one Shuaib Onucheyo, a Laboratory Technician with Nyanya General Hospital, who was believed to belong to the militant wing of JOHESU, carrying out this attack on hospitals and doctors. He said: “This group came to the Gwarimpa General Hospital with all manners of weapons, including firearms that was used to shoot tear gas canisters into the hospital. “This attack left many, including patients injured, with some in critical conditions at the intensive care unit especially a very senior colleague who was attending to preterm babies at the time of this attack. “We are calling on all authorities especially the Inspector General of Police (IG) to urgently investigate the sources of the weapons used. We equally call on the FCT Administration (FCTA) to investigate and apply public service rules to protect our members on call.” “To this effect, a letter has been sent to the FCT authorities. In this regard, I have directed our lawyers to institute a legal action against these persons and the body they represent for damages. ” As law abiding professionals, we do not want to take laws into or hands but we are sending strong warnings to any groups or persons or associations to stop harassing our members. To be forewarned is to be forearmed,” he cautioned. In a related development, Akerele expressed the association’s appeal to politicians to invest in the health sector, as they campaign for next month’s general election. He said the provision of excellent health infrastructure and better investment should be a priority to the politicians. Meanwhile, the leadership of JOHESU in the country has been urged to end the nation-wide strike entering three months now for the sake of the suffering masses. The Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Prof. Etete Peters, at a chat with journalists in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, weekend said it was unprofessional for the health workers to be on such a prolong strike. |
Re: Read What JOHESU Did Today. by xpac01(m): 9:29pm On Jan 26, 2015 |
I don't know why people hate doctors much. If it doctor on strike action for this long, all hell in NL and beyond could have been let loose. |
Re: Read What JOHESU Did Today. by ArchEnemy(m): 9:31pm On Jan 26, 2015 |
Thats babaric! Why should they do that? Bad belle |
Re: Read What JOHESU Did Today. by Ashuale(m): 9:35pm On Jan 26, 2015 |
My brother, one by one we will leave this country for them. When they go on strike they lock up instruments and other things just to make sure things don't work in the hospital because their mere absence changes little. When doctors when on strike all hell was let loose by nigerians but nobody even recognizes the fact that JOHESU has been on strike for over 2 months. |
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