Benue health workers to commence indefinite strike

Health workers under the auspices of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) and Joint Health Sector Union ( JOHESU) in Benue state will on Thursday, 18th June 2020, commence a total and indefinite strike action.

This was disclosed by the state Chairman of NAGGMDP, Dr Diatah James today in an interview with newsmen in Makurdi, the Benue state capital.

He said the union had given the state government a 21-day ultimatum over issues that needed urgent attention in the health sector of the state, however the state government is yet to address their demands.

According to him, health workers in the state were owed salary arrears of between five to nine months which was unacceptable. Other demands include timely payment of salaries, payment of special covid-19 allowance, immediate implementation of CONHESS skipping of health workers at the Primary Health Centres and payment of their arrears.

He called for proper entry point for medical laboratory scientists, provision of adequate personal protective equipment for frontline health workers battling covid-19 and also massive employment of all cadre of health workers to avoid collapse of the health sector in the state.

Dr Diatah said the health workers will be forced to embark on their planned strike following the expiration of their 21-day ultimatum on Thursday, and called on the public, including well-meaning sons and daughters of the state, royal fathers and the government to intervene in order to save the health sector from imminent collapse.

The strike, when commenced, will shutdown all the general hospitals in the 23 local governments of the state.

Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/benue-health-workers-to-commence-indefinite-strike/amp/

All this strike seff ehhnn..

Our government na confam kpanff

Sometime ago na resident doctors now this

It is well!

FTC cool tho

NAwah ooo bad news everywhere

All politicians

Are thieves and monstrous
If it is to be buying new cars fleet

They would be swift

I don't know why I just fret at the news of vile gestures of politicians with wanton anger

Na wah for this kind country ooo

Nawa o

Naija...

Indefinite strike, banditry, boko boys, terrorist amnesty, inability to convict obviousyguilty politicians, a defacto president, shit holeism", kidnappings, recession, damage control, cabals,
nepotism, power tussle. ..

All dis are major characteristics of a zoo

HelloT

Any government that prioritizes the well-being of crooked politicians over the health of its own citizens is irresponsible and isn't fit to be called a government. Nigeria is a FAILED State.

This is serious.

Can we sink any lower as a Nation?

If you love your children stop depending on salary in Nigeria

Benue sef, if not for YAM that they have in abundance, is that state useful at all?


Na only bad news dey always come from there

Only God can give good health

And also wealth without turmoil or regrets


Put your trusts in Him today and you'll not regret.

The Lion of Judah is able

too bad

Imagine in a country with a serious Epidemic. Yet The Government overlooks The Health workers Salary and issues.

Who cursed Nigeria?

Nigeria.. the Giant of Africa.

Toooo bad

This country is moving at a snail's pace, most industrial strike action in this country has never been about improving it has always been about non payment of salaries.

Why why would a govt owe it's workers salaries? No one is supposed to have more structure than the government.

Two years ago Docs in Canada protested of too much pay that the money should go to other sectors or be reinvested back to the health system. This is a country that has free healthcare for its citizens, free.

It's these politicians, they have looted the country to ashes, and even the ashes that can still be used as ferterlizer they will still reloot.

Britain should have discovered that oil and ruled us till the 2000s, things CAN NEVER be as messed up as this.

This is a key sector that shouldn't be toyed with.

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