their 12–week-old industrial action.
Announcing the suspension, leader of the Nigerian Union of Allied
Health Professionals (NUAHP), Obinna Ogbonna, said the FMC Medical
Director, Dr. Angela Uwakwem, has proceeded on annual leave to enable
the Federal Government panel investigate all the allegations against
her, over which the strike began on May 15.
The suspension, he said, followed an agreement between the health
workers of various unions and the Federal Government.
Ogbonna said they were satisfied with the adherence to their demand
that she proceeds on annual leave until investigations are concluded
on her alleged financial malfeasance, insensitivity and unauthorised
spending.
He added that an official would work on acting capacity during the
period and urged the workers to support the yet-to-be-announced
official.Okorocha threatens workers
However, Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has threatened to sack
all civil servants in the state if they fail to call off their ongoing
five-day warning strike.
Addressing members of pro-government youth group called Imo Youth
Council, who staged a solidarity protest on Wednesday at the
Government House, Owerri, Okorocha accused the workers of breaching
their agreement with government on June 6 and threatened to sack them
and employ the youths if they ignore the directive.
Accusing the workers of politically motivated action, he told the
youths, "Get ready and sow your black suits, white shirts and red tie.
Let us give them one more week."
However, Chairman of the Joint Negotiating Council, Augusta Ogini, has
dismissed the threat, saying has not reached the unions officially.
The
workers are demanding their salary arrears ranging from two to over
seven months, and pensions ranging from seven to 18 months. Govt to
investigate electoral violence
Meanwhile, Okorocha said the Federal government would investigate the
electoral violence over the April polls. He told journalists on
Wednesday that his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo, and
other All Progressives Congress (APC) supported were brutalised during
the polls.
On the recent appointments of service and other security chiefs, he
said it was tactically and strategically done, adding: "The service
chiefs come from the North East. The idea of all these is, let the
locals handle locals."
-TheGuardian
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