The coalition of health sector unions in Lagos State on Wednesday commenced a three-day warning strike over non-implementation of adjustments to the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS).
WESTERN POST reports that the unions include the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), and the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU).
The strike will affect all state-owned health facilities—Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), general hospitals, and primary health centres (PHCs).
Oloruntoba Odumosu, Secretary of NANNM, insisted that the strike would hold following the expiration of an ultimatum issued by the unions.
Odumosu said the meeting held December 9 with the state government ended in an impasse.
He complained that the matter had lingered for long, despite numerous attempts by the unions to resolve it amicably.
Odumosu regretted that the government appears ‘indifferent’ to addressing their legitimate demands in spite of the critical roles played by members of the unions in ensuring the delivery of quality healthcare to Lagos residents.
“The handling of this matter has left us with no other choice but to resort to this warning strike, spanning from Dec. 11 to Dec. 13.
“It is aimed at pressing home our demands for the full implementation of the CONHESS adjustment for all eligible health workers in Lagos state,” he said.
Also, Kamaldeen Kabiawu, State Secretary, NUAHP, decried the delayed implementation of the 25 per cent CONHESS adjustment, especially after the government approved a 35 per cent CONMESS adjustment for doctors in October 2024.
