BREAKING : JOHESU Announces Seven-Day Warning Strike Amid Unresolved Issues

BREAKING : JOHESU Announces Seven-Day Warning Strike Amid Unresolved IssuesMembers of the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals (JOHESU) have initiated a seven-day warning strike, effective from midnight on Friday. This decision follows a fifteen-day notice given to the Federal Government, reflecting deep grievances over multiple unresolved issues affecting their members nationwide.

Kabiru Minjibir, the national chairman of JOHESU, outlined the union’s demands during a press briefing in Abuja. Key among these is a call for significant adjustments to the Consolidated Health Salary Structure, similar to changes made to the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure on January 2, 2014.

The union is also advocating for the introduction of a consultant cadre for pharmacists in Federal Health Institutions, as well as a revision of the retirement age—from 60 to 65 years for health workers and to 70 years for consultants. Additional demands include the payment of arrears related to the CONHESS review, a tax waiver on healthcare workers’ allowances, and the immediate settlement of COVID-19 inducement hazard allowances that have been omitted for some health workers.

Furthermore, JOHESU is calling for the immediate suspension of the planned establishment and operations of the National Health Facility Regulatory Agency and the withdrawal of the Drug Revolving Fund Standard Operating Procedures.

Minjibir stressed the importance of these demands, noting their critical impact on the welfare and operational efficiency of health workers across the country. He indicated that the strike aims to compel the government to address these longstanding issues urgently. JOHESU has instructed all its members in federal health institutions to fully comply with the strike directive, underscoring the seriousness of their concerns.

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