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JOHESU suspends planned strike
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have suspended their threat to shut down healthcare services in the country.
Matthew Ajorutu, JOHESU acting general national secretary, made this known in a communique issued on behalf of the association today.
The unions had earlier threatened to disrupt normal services in hospitals and other healthcare facilities across the country over the federal government’s inability to meet their demands.
The union had, on September 2, given the federal government a 15-day ultimatum to address its demands.
Following the expiration of the ultimatum on September 17, the union issued another 15-day ultimatum to the federal government.
Ajorutu said the decision was reached at the end of an emergency meeting of the union’s expanded national executive council(NEC) meeting held yesterday, in Abuja.
He said the decision to put the planned strike on hold was taken in the interest of giving the federal government enough time to meet their demands.
