Health workers in Ibadan issues FG 7-day ultimatum to pay salaries

Staffs at University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan who are under The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to pay their outstanding salaries or else they will proceed on indefinite strike from January 3, 2017, if the outstanding salaries are not paid.

According to NAN, the group consisted of four professional associations, among whom are the National Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) and the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM). Others are Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) and the Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI)..

Olusegun Sotiloye, the Chairman, National Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), UCH Chapter, told journalists that the last time they collected salary was in September.

Mr. Sotiloye, who addressed the news conference on the issue, stated that the seven-day ultimatum commenced from Friday, December 23, and ends on Friday, December 30.

He said that it was sad that health workers, who care for the sick, make decisions that could result in life and death, were subjected to such unimaginable hardship.
“Some of our members now trek to work to fulfil their professional, ethical and moral obligations.

“Those who can borrow have borrowed many times and their lenders have grown tired of them and are no longer lending them money,” he said.
Mr. Sotiloye said that their members are dejected, disenfranchised and their morale at the lowest ebb.
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