STRIKE: NANNM Taraba Joins Nationwide Warning Strike Over Unmet Demands

By Jako.

The Taraba State Council of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has declared its readiness to participate in a seven-day warning strike in line with directives from the association's national headquarters.

The industrial action, scheduled to commence imminently, is in protest of what the association describes as the persistent neglect by both federal and state governments to address long-standing demands presented by the body.

Key among the demands are the gazetting and implementation of hazard and uniform allowances for nurses and midwives across the states, the gazetting of the Nurses Scheme of Service as approved by the National Council on Establishments (NCE) in 2016 in Minna, Niger State, and the implementation of the National Industrial Court judgment delivered on January 27, 2012.

Other demands include an upward review of professional allowances for nurses and midwives, employment of additional nursing personnel, improved provision of faculty equipment and consumables in health institutions, creation of a Department of Nursing in the Federal Ministry of Health, and inclusion of nurses in top health policy-making bodies. The association is also seeking equitable representation on the boards of federal health institutions and centralized internship postings for graduate nurses.

Speaking on the development, the Chairman of NANNM Taraba State Council, Comrade Pius Nathaniel Merigi, called on all members across the state to comply strictly with the strike directive

Comrade Merigi criticized the federal and state governments for paying lip service to the welfare of health workers and described the strike as a necessary step to compel action. He warned that any member found reporting for duty during the warning strike will face disciplinary measures from the union.

“As we stay away from our workplaces, members should await further instructions from the leadership of the association,” he stated.

The strike is expected to disrupt healthcare services in public institutions across the state, with nurses and midwives constituting a critical part of the healthcare workforce.

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