Efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19 and to adequately manage patients in treatment centers in the Federal Capital Territory may suffer a set back as health workers issue a 21-day strike notice over irregularity in salary payment since January this year.
In a statement issued by the FCT Chairperson of the Joint Health Sector Unions and the Assembly of Healthcare Professionals, Deborah Yusuf said other issues include non-payment of accrued allowances of 2016, 2017 and 2018 and short payment of January, February and March salaries of 2019.
The statement said if not for the outbreak of the new Coronavirus, it would have proceeded on strike since March 18, 2020.
FCT JOHESU said a meeting was called by the FCT Minister, Muhammad Bello and the Health Committee of the House of Representatives to resolve the lingering issues but all to no avail.
JOHESU threatens to shutdown all Covid-19 isolation and treatment centres, stop the ongoing testing and related services from May 28 should the FCT Administration remain adamant in attending to their demands.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
