. We are going to apply the no work no pay and after that sack of the workers will follow

 

Authorities of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakiliki (FETHA), yesterda appealed to the striking workers under the aegis of the joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) to call off or suspend their on going strike in the interest of the public and patients.

 

The authorities stated that any strike in the health sector usually leads to high rate of casualties in the hospitals even as relations and friends of the striking workers are not exempted.

The Chief Medical Director of FETHA, Dr. Paul Ezeonu who made the appeal during a press conference in Abakaliki stressed that since the commencement of the strike on November 12, 2014, the workers have been receiving their salaries. He however stated that as from the end of January, the authorities would invoke the no-work-no-pay, stressing that continuos collection of salary by people who are not rendering any services is a disservice to humanity.

 

"We are going to apply the no work no pay and after that sack of the workers will follow. We are strating the implementation by the end of January. Those who are willing to work will not be affected and we want to use this opportunity to plead with the striking workers to stop harassing those who have been rendering skeletal services; they have no right to bump into the hospital to harrass people, this is tresspass and we have informed the relevant security agencies to apply the full weight of the law.

 

The CMD described the strike as uncalled for, ill-timed and irresponsible especially in the face of current realities of dwindling oil revenue, insecurity, political atmosphere.

 

Source: Nation