Indication emerged on Wednesday that the activities in the public health sector may soon be grinded to a halt as another major union may soon embark on a nationwide strike.
The agitated group is the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals.
The group is believed to be made up of a significant number of health workers in the country.
The notice was given by the group in a letter to the National Assembly for discussion over the proposed strike.
In the letter, the group sought audience with Senate President Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Represenatives, Yakubu Dogara.
The group said it was seeking audience with the National Assembly leadership in view of the role the legislators had played in recent time to intervene in averting industrial disputes.
The letter, titled Looming Nationwide Industrial Action: Request for Audience, was signed by the national chairman of JOHESU, Joy Josiah, and the national Secretary, Ekpebor Florence.
The letter reads: “We write on behalf of the leadership of Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals, a body which makes up about 95 per cent of health workers and health care providers, to seek for your intervention in the protracted demands and agitations between JOHESU and the Federal Government since 2014 by granting us urgent audience on Wednesday, September 13, at 10 a.m. or any other date not later than a week before September 30.
“We are compelled to seek for your intervention so as to avert indefinite industrial action in the health industry. We are aware of the sensitive and important nature of our service to human lives, hence our proactive measure in prevention rather than curative.
“JOHESU is aware of your recent laudable role in intervening and resolving of the issues of the medical doctors while they were on strike.
“While thanking you for your kind approval to meet with us on September 13, accept the assurances of our best wishes.”
It would be recalled that resident doctors in the country are currently on strike over demands for a good working condition and facilities for the discharge of their duties.
Efforts are ongoing to resolve the crisis.
Representatives of the government and those of the resident doctors are however yet to resolve the issues that brought about the crisis.
