Following alleged non-challant attitude of the Imo State Government to the plight of health workers in the state, the State Public Service Negotiating Council (Trade Union side), Imo State, has directed all health sectors to join in the three-week old strike by the Specialist Hospital, Umuguma.

In a press release issued in Owerri on Tuesday, the Union said the strike, which began on Wednesday, was necessary considering the high level of ill-treatment meted out to their members and un-conducive working conditions at their work places, including high level of disregard by government.

According to the press release the strike action emanated from the following: nine months salary arrears to Specialist Hospital, “situation” at College of Nursing and Health Science Amaigbo and the “situation” at IMSUTH Orlu.

THE LEADER learnt that the Chief of Staff, Government House, Sir Jude Ejiogu addressed the aggrieved workers on Thursday at the Specialist Hospital.

But Sir Ejiogu was not able to convince the aggrieved health workers, call off the strike.  He however promised to take their grievances to the governor.

… IBC Pensioners protest 40 months pension arrears

In a related development,  the Imo Broadcasting Corporation, IBC, pensioners on Thursday resumed their peaceful protest over  40 months pension arrears. The protest, which took place in  front of the IBC headquarters, new Owerri was the 4th in the series.

The Secretary to the Government of Imo State, Professor Anthony Anwukah who addressed the pensioners pleaded with them to call off the protest, assuring them that dialogue was on-going to ensure that their grievances were addressed.

However, the pensioners, many of them looking frail, said they have heard such plea in the past and nothing came out of it.

They want to be included in the governor’s slogan, “my people, my people,” adding that at the moment they are not part of “governor’s people.”

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