The proverbial light at the end of the tunnel was reached by Nigerians and all stakeholders of the Health Sector on Thursday as the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) called off it’s 6 weeks strike action following the well thought intervention of Senate President, Bukola Saraki after a series of meetings with the leadership of the Joint Health Sector Union.

Two weeks ago, Saraki began mediating in the ongoing labour action that has paralyzed Nigeria’s healthcare facilities for the nearly 50 days.

Series of meetings between the ministers of Health and Labour, Dr Isaac Adewole and Chris Ngige and JOHESU had all ended in deadlock while the Nigerian people continued to suffer the effects.

The stalemate of negotiations could not meet the demands of the union which had earlier come up with three options, the last of which was to reduce the N22billion correctly calculated by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission to N16 billion, in an attempt to resolve the lingering issue.

Recall that the federal government, rather than picking one of these options, decided to offer the health workers 15 per cent of the N22billion which is about N3billion, nearly a quarter of their demand.

A desperate Federal Ministry of Health had earlier threatened that the JOHESU leaders may be jailed after a court hearing where it was strangely alleged that JOHESU is being sponsored to keep on with the strike action by the opposition, especially the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) with the aim of destabilising the present government.

The striking bodies had also been directed by the Governing boards of Federal Tertiary Health Institutions to order their striking workers to resume or face proscription as deliberate absence from duty, but to no avail.

Also recall that The Union’s demand had included upward adjustment of CONHESS Salary Scale, arrears of skipping of CONHESS 10, employment of additional health professionals, implementation of court judgments and upward review of retirement age of health workers from 60 to 65 years.

Senator Bukola Saraki stepped in and requested a meeting with the JOHESU leadership to find a lasting end to the crisis.

After the first meeting had ended in deadlock, Senator Bukola Saraki had met again with the leadership of JOHESU in hopes to persuade them to call off the strike action while still on the negotiation table so as to ease the sufferings of Nigerians who could not afford private hospital services .

After the second meeting held with Senator Bukola Saraki, The JOHESU called of its nationwide strike action on Thursday by the Chairman, Josiah Biobelemoye, who disclosed this in a communique issued at the end of the union’s National Executive Council meeting on in Abuja.

He particularly stated that the suspension of the strike followed the intervention of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and sympathy for the masses. He praised Senator Bukola Saraki’s high level of statesmanship and sincerity of purpose adding that the Senate President had put in place some machineries with a view to permanently resolve the issues in contention.

The leadership of JOHESU expressed their gratitude to Bukola Saraki whose intervention had brought the 6 weeks strike to an end of pain and suffering for the Nigerian masses.

While negotiations are set to resume on the 4th of June, it is, however, fair to mention that the National Assembly has once again provided thought leadership in steering the affairs of the nation as it concerns the Nigerian people.

By intervening in the crisis, the National Assembly has proven that it is indeed interested in the general welfare of the Nigerian people and will continue to do so.

http://thepunditng.com/johesu-strike-sarakis-intervention-made-the-difference-johese/

Why make it sound like he is doing us a Favour?

He is a public officer. If he doesn’t do it. Who will?

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Good guy

damola1:
Why make it sound like he is doing us a Favour?

He is a public officer. If he doesn’t do it. Who will?

shut up, which one u go praise saraki

johesu leaders wey don collect enough bribe money

Nice one SP

Maybe Saraki is a Political Doctor because all the doctors JOHESU had complained about, only Saraki seemed to have the midas touch as a Medical Doctor. Your enemy's friend is your friend.

They just used Saraki to save face

That's great.

Is JOHESU spiting the Federal government or presidency with this statement?
Federal government ought to imbibe international medical best practice to end this perennial rivalry between Medical Doctors and other allied health workers.

It's ok

saraki is always trying to be relevant. who knows may be he is among those sponsoring the strike

processminded:
saraki is always trying to be relevant. who knows may be he is among those sponsoring the strike

world people!!!!

processminded:
saraki is always trying to be relevant. who knows may be he is among those sponsoring the strike

Very soon that your meagre BMC pay go choke u for neck


May God continue to bless most Distinguished Senator Bukola Saraki

Bizibi:
world people!!!!

awon aye

It was still a Medical doctor cum Senate president who resolved their issues...
JOHESU=ASSOCIATION OF FRUSTRATED HEALTH WORKERS WITH FAILED DREAMS OF BECOMING MEDICAL DOCTORS.

if someone has done something good. let us appreciated it.

So u mean Isaac adenbajo ... Hmm adekule hmm hmm adewole is a dokta who cannot think outside his anus?

damola1:
Why make it sound like he is doing us a Favour?

He is a public officer. If he doesn’t do it. Who will?

Hold it there! Your Ministers of Health and Labour could not achieve that fit, the Senate President, did! Kudos to him!!!

safetykings:
Nice one SP

As in State Problem right?

This write-up is nothing but lies! JOHESU called off the strike due to court order and the fear of proscription of the union. The leaders of the union would have been jailed if they didn't call if the strike

eezeribe:
It was still a Medical doctor cum Senate president who resolved their issues...
JOHESU=ASSOCIATION OF FRUSTRATED HEALTH WORKERS WITH FAILED DREAMS OF BECOMING MEDICAL DOCTORS.

So the late professor of pharmacy Dora Akunyili also wanted to study medicine but failed?
You see why the Nigeria health sector is in shambles.
It's a pity

They are just trying to save face.

It was because of the threat of being sacked that they returned to work.

After all, before that threat, they had already told everybody that their meeting with Saraki ended in a stalemate.
Now they are trying to save face.

Immediately the minister issued that threat, many of them returned to work even before they officially called it off.

This people eat propaganda like food.

So JOSEHU is now more stronger than NMA , see how they just crippled our health sector nationwide. hmmmm

Amarabae:

So the late professor of pharmacy Dora Akunyili also wanted to study medicine but failed?
You see why the Nigeria health sector is in shambles.
It's a pity

Professor Dora Akunyili was not a member of JOHESU