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| Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed |
The Kwara State Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria
(MHWUN) says it will commence an indefinite strike on May 2.
A statement issued on Thursday and signed by the state chairman
of MHWUN, Mr. Muritala Olayinka, noted that the indefinite strike will commence
midnight of May 2.
He said that the union had earlier given the state
government a 19-day ultimatum to meet their demands, which will lapse on May 1,
2018.
Olayinka explained that their demands include: upward review
of Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) from 50 per cent to 100 per
cent and the promotion of staff without financial backing should be addressed
immediately.
He also cited non-payment of outstanding arrears of salaries
of the staff of local governments in the state.
He stated that the union would not go back on its decision
until the state government does the needful.
“I don’t think the state government will respond to our
demands before that day because we have made series of moves in ensuring
government look into our demands but they turned deaf ears.
“If they make a move now, it is likely going to be a
meeting, but it is until when we see approval for our demands before we can
make a u-turn on the industrial action,” he said.
The chairman noted that the state government had recently
claimed that it was gradually getting out of recession and its economy had
improved.
“Workers are not slaves so we have to make this struggle a
totality until government responds to our demands,” he said.
Olayinka calls on his colleagues to be law abiding and abide
by instructions from the labour leaders.
Responding to the threat of industrial action by MHWUN, the
Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ahmed on Media and Communications, Dr.
Muideen Akorede, said that the state government was looking into the issue.
(NAN)
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