Kogi Health Workers Suspend a-Week Long Strike

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National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives in Kogi State Friday suspended its one-week strike action with immediate effect following a state government intervention.
The Kogi Health workers are demanding for improved welfare package from the government after berated the huge difference in the salaries received by the workers of State Specialist Hospitals and others in the rural areas.
Governor Idris Wada after an emergency meeting on the strike, approved with immediate effect the release of N20million (32.5%) of the outstanding N62million for Nurses and Midwifes in Kogi State which is expected to reflect in the April salary of workers.
Kogi Health Workers Suspend a-Week Long Strike
The Chairperson of NANNAM, Mrs Lillian Funke Kanjuni announced the development after the leadership of the Association to call-off the strike action will it embarked on 28th March, 2013 on Friday at it secretariat.
The Association officials admitted shifting grounds to resume work bearing in mind the poor strength of it economic and also the importance of saving lives, though promised it’s not over yet as they will comeback fighting another day.
Comrade Kanjuni commended the decision of Governor Idris Wada for shifting grounds, an action she described as populace friendly, stressing that the Governor has proved the life of the people are of great importance.
Mrs Kanjuni hinted that there is wide disparity in the salary structure of the health workers in the state as many workers at various cottage hospitals who are working are poorly reimbursed.
She after commending the supports of Nigeria Labour Congress to resolve the strike, appealed to the NANNAM members to return to work as her leadership remains focus and will not rest on oars until better-quality welfare is attained.
Mrs Kanjuni however appealed to the state government to look into the limited human resources of nurse and midwifes at the various hospitals across the state.
The fight for the enhancement of the welfarism of the state health workers and boost in quality of service delivery, advised the governor of the state to ensure it meets up with basic standard of the World Health Organisation.
According to the Chairperson, there are 851 nurses in 51 general hospitals, cottages and clinics across the state, indicating that the Association is not hungry for money but seek provision of human resources in heath sector.
In a related development, Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State Thursday inaugurated a 7-man salary harmonization committee.
The governor has engaged the committee on composition of salary structure harmonization and other related issues of health workers in the state.
The committee is expected to posit solutions as to resolving the disparity in the salary structure of health workers in the state.
The Governor appointed the Kogi State Head of Civil Service Commission as the chairman.

He gave the committee 3-month to submit a report


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