One of the sectors that are basic to attaining development is health. Various development experts and theorists submit that for any country
Amid ongoing efforts to contain the outbreak of cholera in the country, the Oyo State government is contending with how to get health workers in the state, who are currently on strike, back to their duty posts, writes ROTIMI AGBOLUAJE from Ibadan.
For instance, on March 4, the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals , Oyo State chapter, embarked on a seven-day warning strike over unmet expectations and demands. The Unit Chairman of the union, Mr. Olanrewaju Ajani, had told journalists in Ibadan that the warning strike was sequel to the ultimatum given to the state government at the meeting of the union held on February 23.
The state chairman and secretary of the union, Dr.
Expectedly, the strikes paralysed activities in hospitals in Ibadan. This was observed at the State Hospital at Ring Road, Oni and Son Memorial Hospital and Jericho Nursing Home. However, The Guardian visited some primary health centres in Ogbomoso and Iseyin and observed that health workers were on duty. They attributed their presence at their duty posts to the then ongoing Maternal and Child Health Week.
He attributed the strike to insensitivity on the part of the state government, stressing: “Insensitivity on the part of the government is the major reason for incessant strikes in the state. If you look at the first tenure of this government, it was known for responding swiftly to workers demands and dialoguing with them when necessary. But there are lots of lapses in this second term.
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