With the Nigerian government still trying to pacify resident doctors at public hospitals to return to work, another group of professionals in the sector has joined the fray.

The Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals, JOHESU, says it will begin a nationwide strike on September 20.

The group said the planned action was due to government’s failure to meet its demands.

The group had earlier threatened to embark on an indefinite industrial action that would shut down operations in public hospitals due to the delay by the federal government to meet the demands it made in 2014.

The union’s demands include payment of arrears of specialist allowances and upgrade of their members due for promotion.

JOHESU tagged the planned action ‘Operation Alligator Bite’, saying it would be more severe than ‘Operation Python Dance’ that the Nigerian army launched in the south-east.

The threat is coming barely eight days after resident doctors embarked on a nationwide strike.

Despite intense negotiations with the federal government, resident doctors are yet to resume work as the last meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday ended without producing a resolution.




JOHESU makes up about 95 per cent of health workers and health care providers in the country. The group embarking on strike means that all government hospitals will be closed down.

In a letter written to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, the group threatened that if the federal government refused to address its agitations earnestly, it would have no option but to shut down health care facilities nationwide.

In the letter titled, “Looming Nationwide Industrial Action: Request for Audience,” and signed by JOHESU National Chairman, Joy Josiah, and the National Secretary, Ekpebor Florence, the group asked for audience with Messrs. Saraki and Dogara on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.

The letter reads: “We write on behalf of the leadership of Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals, a body which makes up about 95 per cent of health workers and health care providers, to seek for your intervention in the protracted demands and agitations between JOHESU and the Federal Government since 2014 by granting us urgent audience on Wednesday, September 13, at 10 a.m. or any other date not later than a week before September 30.

“We are compelled to seek for your intervention so as to avert indefinite industrial action in the health industry. We are aware of the sensitive and important nature of our service to human lives, hence our proactive measure in prevention rather than curative.

“JOHESU is aware of your recent laudable role in intervening and resolving of the issues of the medical doctors while they were on strike.

“While thanking you for your kind approval to meet with us on September 13, accept the assurances of our best wishes.”

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Hahahaha.. Aisha reminded us of Hyenas and Jackals and d Lion King, d Army are busy with Crocodile dance and Snake Dance while Burantai is busy with snakes in Maiduguri, and now anoda striking union has joined d list of ppl replacing thunder in d country with Alligator bite... And yet wen Nnamdi Kanu called dis country a zoo we thought he was wrong.... I think its a jungle sef becos its now survival of d fittest

See the comedy of a Government.
This administration stinks of corruption.

This administration is no step better than the Government b4 it.

How can you get justice in the Health Sector when a Professor thief who left University of Ibadan in a comatose state be rewarded as the Health Minister(because of his role as Returning Officer in Lagos in 2015).
You can never get justice when the top echelons are above probity.

Now its comedy,

Operation crocodile smile
Operation python dance,season 2

Now,Operation Alligator bite

University staff are already on Operation Lizard Twerk

Students will soon embark on Operation crab swerve.

This Government failed to plan,that is the result.
It is trial-and-error,I hope these doctors are not IPOB Miscreants,like the Catalonians are.

"A constant stream of 'free(oil) money is a perfect way to keep an inefficient or simply bad government in power.As aid flows in,there is nothing more for the Government to do-it doesn't need (to create jobs and) raise taxes,and as long as it pays the army(Operation Python swing),it doesn't have to take account of its disgruntled citizens"(Moyo,D.).

It is not too late,Buhari

Buhari has failed in all fronts.

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In the letter titled, “Looming Nationwide Industrial Action: Request for Audience,” and signed by JOHESU National Chairman, Joy Josiah, and the National Secretary, Ekpebor Florence, the group asked for audience with Messrs. Saraki and Dogara on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.

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Joy Josiah and Ekpebor Florence, two pigs and idiots from potopoto republic of drugs and crime. Please resign and go and work at Biafra Civil Service.