Health Minister To Meet Striking Workers Aug. 26

[Shola Sholaz]

The Federal Ministry of Health is to meet with striking health workers on Aug. 26 for dialogue to end the ongoing strike, the Minister, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said.
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The workers embarked on a nationwide strike on Thursday  to press for the implementation of an agreement reached with the government.
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Chukwu said on Thursday at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja that series of informal meetings had been held between the union, Minister of Labour and Productivity and other relevant personnel.
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He said the ministry was ready to "meet with the workers on Monday but waiting was for them (Joint Health Sector Unions) to accept the date.
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"A meetingwas also scheduled for yesterday (Wednesday). Although the union's president was present but it could not form a quorum because some members left, so we only had an informal talk.

[Folami David]

The health minister should do whatever is in power to rectify this whole thing as soon as possible cos Nigerians are the ones suffering for it!