ASUU Strike: Health workers threaten FG with solidarity strike

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In support of the Academic Staff Union of Universities which has been on strike for months, the Nigerian health workers have threatened to go on solidarity strike to pressure the Federal Government to bow to their demands.

The national president of the union, Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Mr. Biobelemoye Josiah, revealed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. The statement was signed by him and Mr. Auwalu Kiyawa, the Acting Secretary-General of the union.

According to our source, the union enjoined the Federal government to implement all the agreements with the unions immediately.

The statement read:

MHWUN stands in solidarity with the university based unions in the ongoing struggle to emancipate and reposition the public tertiary Institutions in Nigeria for progressive development.

 
They also condemned the snail speed FG used in responding to ASUU and added that FG must do everything to protect the future of the youths by stemming the disruption of their academic life.

We call on the government to implement without further delay all the agreements it had entered with the unions.

We urge the relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), to ensure that President Muhammadu Buhari’s earlier directive to resolve all outstanding issues with the unions is backed by immediate acceptable action that would end the stalemate.

MHWUN wishes to use this medium to unequivocally state that we firmly stand behind the university-based unions and the clear position of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) leadership in this historic struggle.

Our state councils have been put on red alert, and we will not hesitate to declare a solidarity strike in support of the unions if the government fails to resolve the issues within a reasonable time.

The Health Union added that it is irresponsible of the government to allow its public tertiary institutions to be closed down over patriotic demands for better funding of its institutions and better working conditions/welfare of its teaching and non-teaching staff. They said that no government does that.

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