The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has countered the Federal Government, saying its industrial action is still ongoing.
Metrobusinessnews.com (MBN) had earlier reported that the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Ali Pate, had announced that the association had called off its warning strike.
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Speaking with journalists after a closed-door meeting in Abuja on Friday, Pate said the decision followed agreements reached between the government and the association’s leadership.
However, speaking to Daily Trust, the association’s National Chairman, Morakinyo Rilwan, stated that it wasn’t true that the strike had been called off.
“If it was the Minister who organized the strike, then he could call it off. As far as I’m concerned, the strike organized by the association is still ongoing. The Minister didn’t organize the strike, so he doesn’t have the authority to call it off.
“There are procedures to follow, if it is to be called off at all,” Rilwan said.
On Wednesday, the nurses began a seven-day nationwide warning strike. The strike, according to NANNM’s leadership, addresses issues including poor remuneration, staff shortages, unpaid allowances, and unsafe working conditions.
The nurses’ strike, which followed the expiration of a 15-day ultimatum issued by NANNM to the federal government, has disrupted healthcare services across Nigeria.
