Osun striking doctors may suspend 5 months industrial action
Hope
that the striking doctors in Osun may suspend their five months old
industrial action brightened over the weekend as the chairman of the
Osun State Association of Medical and Dental Officers (OSAMDO), Dr
Isiaka Adekunle assured that they will convince their members to suspend
the strike.
In a statement made available to journalists in Osogbo on Saturday
by the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Mr Olatubosun
Oyintiloye, Adekunle hinted of the hope of resumption at a the meeting
of the lawmakers with the leadership of the striking doctors.
The Speaker of the Osun State legislature, Hon Najeem Salaam implored the doctors to suspend the industrial action, in the interest of masses, who he said were bearing the brunt of strike.
According to him, "you are major stakeholders in the health sector, and whenever you decide to lay down your tools, the masses suffer, people die. We are appealing that you go back to your duty posts while we continue our dialogue to ensure that your demands are met.
"The economic realities in the country and particularly in a state like ours require that we all make sacrifices and in making that sacrifice, the Osun Assembly will stand by you to see that justice is done."
Responding, the OSAMDO chairman, Dr Adekunle assured the lawmakers that their appeal would be taken to the congress to convince the doctors to suspend the action.
He lamented that the lack of understanding between the government and the union made the issue to degenerate.
Adekunle stated that, "members of the union were also ready to make sacrifice as done by other labour unions in the state but they only rejected the agreement between the government and the Nigerian Labour Congress because they (doctors) were not carried along during the negotiations.
"We will take your appeal to the congress and we believe that we will be able to convince our members to suspend the strike action. The people of Osun should be expecting good news anytime from now due to the assurance we have received from the state assembly."
It will be recalled that members of OSAMDO and residents doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH), Osogbo embarked on an indefinite strike on September 28th, 2015 over payment of half salaries by the state government.
source: tribune
The Speaker of the Osun State legislature, Hon Najeem Salaam implored the doctors to suspend the industrial action, in the interest of masses, who he said were bearing the brunt of strike.
According to him, "you are major stakeholders in the health sector, and whenever you decide to lay down your tools, the masses suffer, people die. We are appealing that you go back to your duty posts while we continue our dialogue to ensure that your demands are met.
"The economic realities in the country and particularly in a state like ours require that we all make sacrifices and in making that sacrifice, the Osun Assembly will stand by you to see that justice is done."
Responding, the OSAMDO chairman, Dr Adekunle assured the lawmakers that their appeal would be taken to the congress to convince the doctors to suspend the action.
He lamented that the lack of understanding between the government and the union made the issue to degenerate.
Adekunle stated that, "members of the union were also ready to make sacrifice as done by other labour unions in the state but they only rejected the agreement between the government and the Nigerian Labour Congress because they (doctors) were not carried along during the negotiations.
"We will take your appeal to the congress and we believe that we will be able to convince our members to suspend the strike action. The people of Osun should be expecting good news anytime from now due to the assurance we have received from the state assembly."
It will be recalled that members of OSAMDO and residents doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH), Osogbo embarked on an indefinite strike on September 28th, 2015 over payment of half salaries by the state government.
source: tribune
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