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.
The unions had earlier threatened to disrupt normal services in hospitals and other health care facilities across the country over Federal Government’s inability to meet their members’ demands.
The JOHESU Acting General National Secretary, Matthew Ajorutu, disclosed this in a communique issued on behalf of the JOHESU National Chairman on Tuesday, in Abuja.
Ajorutu said the decision to put on hold their planned industrial action was taken in the interest of giving the Federal Government an ample opportunity to meet their demands.
The union had on Sept. 2, issued the federal government a 15-day ultimatum to meet its demands without which it will embark on a nationwide strike at the expiry date.
The union however stepped down the notice of strike that expired mid-night Sept. 17 and issued a fresh notice of 15 days.
Ajorutu said that the decision was reached at the end of an emergency meeting of the union’s expanded National Executive Council, (NEC), which was held on Monday, in Abuja.
