The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) has shifted the earlier ultimatum it issued to the federal government to suspend the impending strike and give the federal government another grace of two weeks.
JOHESU, which is a conglomeration of various associations in the health sector, made this known in a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting it held with the federal government over the 15-day ultimatum earlier issued to the government on May 2.
In the communiqué, signed by Marcus Omokhuale and Comrade Yusuf Badmus, the group recalled: “On the May 2, 2014, the Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU and Assembly of Health Professionals Associations (AHPA) issued a 15-day ultimatum to the federal ministry of health to resume suspended industrial action over the non-implementation of various agreements reached with it and subsequent inability of the presidential committee headed by Secretary to the Government of the Federation to broker peace.”
It said: “After an exhaustive deliberation, and taking into cognisance the present mood in the nation, the meeting agreed that all issues in contention be resolved, relevant circulars issued and implemented within the next two weeks and both parties signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in that respect.
“In view of the above far reaching conclusions, JOHESU and AHPA agreed to suspend the ultimatum given, trusting that all issues in contention would have been circularised and implemented, taking into cognisance the maturity and magnanimity of the trade unions side within the period under reference.”
They added that they “have agreed to suspend the impending strike action and give the federal government another grace of two weeks to embark on strike.”