Flickers Of Hope In The Horizon: ‘We Are Optimistic Tinubu Will Meet Our Demands’ – JOHESU

• The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) is optimistic that Tinubu’s administration will meet their demands to improve member welfare.

• An agreement has been reached between the union and the Federal Government, resulting in the suspension of the planned strike for 21 days.

• However, the strike continues at the state level in Oyo State due to unmet demands. 

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has expressed optimistic that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration will meet its demands to improve the welfare of its members under the current economic realities.

One of the executives of Oyo State branch of the union, Mr. Oladayo Olabampe, expressed the optimism in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Ibadan, the state capital.

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Olabampe, who is also the Oyo State Chairman of Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals, said the amalgamated union of health workers had reached an agreement with the Federal Government over the matter.

The union leader said this gave the members the benefit of the doubt that the new administration would keep its promises.

He said this was why it suspended its planned strike for 21 days – to enable the government work on the agreement – after which the union would review the situation and determine the next line of action.

“Meanwhile, we are seeing signs that they are serious about their promises. We are seeing progress,” he said.

Olabampe decried how the Oyo State government had handled issues on their members at the state level.

“Our demands are different. While we have had a meeting with the Federal Government, it depends on various states because the demands of one state differ from another.

“For example, Osun has implemented the new hazard allowance, but Oyo State has not.

“So, each state will look at their peculiarity and their demands, have they been met? That will determine when their strike will end,” Olabampe said.

The union leader said the Oyo State government did not take the union seriously at first at the Hospital Management Board level.

“And because of that, the strike continues. And because of that, the board has called for a negotiation which will be held on Tuesday, June 13 (today).

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“After the meeting, we will know if the union will suspend its strike at the state level or if it will continue,” Olabampe added.

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