President Bola Tinubu on Monday assured that his administration will revive and restore public confidence in the health sector in Nigeria.
The President made the commitment on Monday
in his office during an audience with leaders of Joint Health Sector Union, an
affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
A statement by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director
of Information said Tinubu harped on the importance of the health sector and
its professionals as one of commitment to humanity, promising to resolve all identified
problems plaguing the system for optimum performance.
He urged the striking union to return to
work.
The statement quoted him as saying: “The
health sector is one sector with a commitment to humanity. We will resolve all
the problems. Trust must be enshrined in all discussions. I promise you we will
accelerate this. We will resolve all the issues. Please go back to work.”
While expressing the readiness of the union
to get its members back to work, Acting Chairman, Dr Obinna Ogbonna, pleaded
with President Tinubu to pay attention to healthcare delivery system in Nigeria
through adequate investment in healthcare infrastructure and better welfare for
workers in the sector to stop brain drain.
“Mr President, now that we have assurance
from the top, we are encouraged to go back and talk to our members with a view
to going back to work,” he said.
Mr. Olumide Akintayo, a member of the
Executive Council of the Union, who accompanied the Acting Chairman to the
meeting urged the Federal Government to always respond to Labour issues and nip
them in the bud before they become full-blown industrial crises.
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