As the industrial action embarked upon by the Joint heath Sectors Union (JOHESU) enters its seventh week, an, Activists United Aganist Graft and Anti People  policies, has called on the Nigerian authorities to implement the ‘no work, no pay, policy on the striking employees.

Addressing a press conference in Lagos on Monday, Mark Adebayo, the group’s coordinator, mentioned that the federal government should act decisively to finish the protracted strike.

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Fejiro Oliver Wrote��

JOHESU: Nigerians message to you

I broke the news of your impending sack to you last week, which was confirmed yesterday by the circular from the Ministry of Health.

Today, you are faced between immediate comfort and lasting liberation from the shackles of professional colonialism. Today, you are faced between living without salaries as a result of the sack or to go back to work and be paid the peanuts you currently earn.

Today, Nigerians have sent me as a mouthpiece to deliver this message to you.

To JOHESU leaders, know this today, that the prison was made for three kind of people - real criminals, prisoners of conscience and political prisoners. You belong to the second and third categories. The prison doors will be thrown wild open for daring to disobey the government, but do not fret. They will send the SSS after you and throw you inside the underground cells, all in a bid to weaken you, but again, do not fret or be intimidated by the instruments of the state.

Know this today, that it's same you who will treat the security officials that will be sent to arrest you, when they are sick. Mark their faces very well when they come. Take note of their names and if possible their lineage. When they or any of their family is sick and needs your healing hands after this whole saga, remind them of how they joined the government to nail you for fighting for your rights.

Do NOT ever fall for the Senate President meeting and call off the strike. Nigeria never keeps to promises. If you call off the strike today out of fear or due to the carrot plea of Bukola Saraki, know that you will never rise again and no one will take you serious when you call out strike actions again.

Never in the face of threat yield to the oppressors. Your demands are 100% just, fair and right. You cannot be a Nurse and earn a paltry sum of N150,000 while the physicians earns over N313,000 as a new corner, same money that will take the nurse nine years to earn when same Medical Doctor is already earning over half a million.

Do not be moved by the fears of tomorrow for no one can replace you. The battle is not about you but saving the entire medical profession, in line with international best practices and the unborn generations. Save the future children from having to go through this road again by ignoring the government and staying in your homes, do your private practice, come up with ideas and if possible, migrate out of this country to foreign lands, where relativity in salaries is determined by your level of specialty and expertise, not by the donkey years in school.

You have everything right to disobey the government of the day. They have disobeyed the court again and again, so it's not new to us. Let them employ the hands and we all watch who will give the new employees licences to practice when the ones they parade expires. You have shown courage in the face of injustice for years and if this is the breaking point, so be it.

Sew your prison uniforms and write your names on gold. Nigerians will daily pay you visit in prison to show solidarity. We are with you all the way. Even if the admin staff among you want to resume, let them resume, but the clinicians and professionals among you should ignore this government, while telling your children, wards and relatives on the need to get their PVC to vote out this cluelessness.

If the Pathologists claim to own the laboratory, the doors have been left open for them since, let them do the work. If the pharmacologist and radiologists claims to own the pharmacy and radiography departments, the keys are there for them to work. Oh, if the physicians claim to own the patients, the Nurses are no more there, so let them take over the jobs and demand for extra pay if they want. The field has been left open, let those who claim to own the appellation 'Dr' and master of all medical knowledge do the jobs of others.

JOHESU must not bow now. You have come too far to go back to Egypt. If your FULL promotional arrears is not paid, consultancy status granted, headship of hospitals and Ministry of Health given to all, retirement age adjusted, adjustment in CONHESS (very important) and equipping of the hospitals done, do not back down on this strike. Nigerians will be fine. We will patronise private hospitals. We will come on our own to the labs for test and scan. We will go to the pharmacy to get our drugs. We will be fine, but liberate yourselves first, just like Christ said "Physician, cure thy self".

Be steadfast and resolute. Freedom has never been gotten on a platter of gold.

Let every member get this message from Nigerians.

Happy Democracy Day

Signed: Fejiro Oliver

On behalf of Nigerians.

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