Health Unions Picket Health Ministry Today
The Joint Health Sector Unions have said they would picket the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare on Wednesday, as part of efforts to press home their demands.
The National Secretary of JOHESU, Martin Egbanubi, disclosed this in a telephone interview with The Punch correspondent on Wednesday.
The action comes amid an ongoing indefinite nationwide strike by JOHESU and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations, which began on November 15, 2025, following what the unions described as prolonged neglect of critical issues affecting health workers.
Speaking on the planned picketing, Egbanubi said members of the union from various hospitals had already converged at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
“We are picketing the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare today. Our members from different hospitals are already at the ministry,” he said.
He explained that the union had held two meetings with representatives of the Federal Government since the commencement of the strike, but both engagements ended without resolution.
“Since we started the strike, we have met with the Federal Government twice, but the meetings ended in deadlock. Since then, the government has not taken any concrete action,” Egbanubi added.
According to him, the picketing is a legitimate component of industrial action aimed at drawing attention to the union’s grievances.
“Picketing is part of industrial action. While we are on strike, we are also picketing to give effectiveness to the strike effective. It is all part of the industrial action,” he noted.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
