The Joint Action Committee, JAC, of tertiary institutions has called off the five months strike by lecturers of tertiary institutions in Kogi State after signing Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the state government.
Announcing the decision yesterday at the Ministry of Education, Lokoja, spokesperson of JAC, Moses Balogun, said the strike was called off due to the intervention of the governing councils of the tertiary institutions.
Balogun said the move was to enable the state government address all the issues raised that led to the strike, saying “in view of the agreement, JAC shall suspend its strike for four weeks from the midnight of June 21 to create a window for government to act on the agreement reached.”
Speaking on behalf of state government, Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Tolorunleke Sunday, said Governor Yahaya Bello had mapped out modalities to ensure that schools programmes run uninterrupted during his tenure, promising that such industrial action by the lecturers will not occur again.
Similarly, The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Kogi state has suspended its 18-day old strike to enable the government meet up with her demands.
The Chairman of the association, Dr Godwin Tijani, said this to newsmen in a statement issued after its Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) in Lokoja on Thursday.
Dr. Tijani explained that the members agreed to suspend the strike because the State Government has met about 70 per cent of their demands and has promised to address other outstanding issues before September.
“As an understanding association, NMA deemed it fit to suspend the strike to give government the benefit of doubt.
“We appreciate government for reinstating and payment of the salaries of our colleagues employed in 2015. We believe that the promise of reinstating some of our colleagues still on the uncleared list will also be fulfilled.
“NMA has also been assured by government that the Relativity and corrected CONMESS will be implemented by September and we are looking forward to that.
“The association is also impressed with the government decision to implement promotion and stepping for doctors to prevent the stagnation doctors have suffered for years.
“Congress therefore suspend the strike action for three months and to reconvene in September to reappraise the suspended strike and resume if our demands are not met,” Tijani said.

Source: http://www.suanusblog.com/2017/06/lectures-doctors-suspend-strikes-in.html?m=1

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