Strike: JOHESU unaware of court order Chairman
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justice babatunde adejumo gave the order following an ex-parte motion filed by an ngo represented by mr okere nnamdi1 by hauwa gold1 the union said this in a statement jointly signed by messrs biobelemoye josiah and ekpebor florence the national chairman and secretary of johesu respectively on friday1 a copy of the statement dated may 17 with reference number hqjohesuadmvol.iii563 was obtained by the news agency of nigeria nan in sokoto1 it was apparently reacting to a widely circulated report ordering the union to suspend its protracted strike1 it has come to the notice that some propagandists are circulating this false information in order to mislead members the statement said1 the union leaders urged members to remain steadfast in compliance with the earlier directive given to sustain the nationwide strike until further instructions were issued by johesu1 the national chairman of the union also confirmed signing the latest circular to all johesu branches in a telephone interview with the news agency of nigeria nan1 nan recalls that the national industrial court on thursday in abuja ordered the striking johesu members to suspend their nationwide on-going strike and resume work within 24 hours1 the national secretariat of joint health sector union johesu has said that the union was not aware of a court order directing its members to resume work within 24 hours1 the ngo incorporated trustees of kingdom human rights foundation international in the motion prayed the court to order the workers to resume work and go back to negotiation table1 adejumo who is also the president of nicn ordered the minister of health minister of labour and employment among others to immediately set up a committee to address issues raised by labour1 the judge ordered that the parties should arrive at an acceptable and amicable solution in the interest of nigerians who are bearing the brunt of the strike1 the judge also ordered that the president and vice president of johesu should attend such negotiations1 he said that the negotiations should take into consideration the provisions of the national salaries income and wages act1 joined as respondents in the suit are the president and vice president of johesu as well as the national salaries income and wages commission1 johesu embarked on the industrial action on april 17 demanding for improved facilities upward adjustment of conhess salary scale and employment of additional health professionals1 other demands are implementation of court judgments upward review of retirement age from 60 to 65 years and harmonisation of salaries of all healthcare workers in the country1 the matter was adjourned until june 4 for hearing of motion on notice and originating summons1