Omo, this healthcare matter don just turn wahala—wanna see e be like dis! The Federal Government don yan say make dem stop salary for all those wey dey strike for the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU). Na since November 14, 2025, this strike don dey waka, and e don make correct sense as government don show say dem ready to enforce the ‘No Work, No Pay’ policy as dem don drop this matter since January 2026.
As the gists go, Director of Hospital Services, Dr. Abisola Adegoke, carry this memo come sign and send am go all hospitals wey federal don manage, make dem clear say no salary go enter di pocket of any health worker wey dey join hand for this strike. Dem don remind hospital bosses say dem need provide critical services like accident and emergency plus ICU, otherwise everybody go dey on their own.
This policy na to ensure say di government no go allow any hospital to shut down, make dem still dey run critical services even when dem dey strike. Wetin fit happen be say dem fit engage locum staff to stand in for health workers wey dey on strike. Hospital people go need maintain security for patients and staff, no wahala supposed dey.
But no be only one side talk dis matter; propriety experts like Dr. Gabriel Adakole don yarn say this action fit cause serious gbege for di fragile health system. E talk say the absence of these health workers dey weaken service delivery, even as emergency units dey operate. Na di patients go dey suffer most because dem go face delays for treatment. Na so e matter be.
On di other hand, JOHESU don come out sharply say dem no go gree with the ‘No Work, No Pay’ arrangement. Dem dey vex say na only dem dey feel the heat and dem dey determined to keep di strike go on until di government yield to their demands. Dem complain say di government screw up by not implementing di adjusted salary structure dem don negotiate for years.
JOHESU members wey fit include nurses, pharmacists, and laboratory scientists don shout say di directive from government dey just to intimidate, but dem no wan back down. Dem call di strike ‘resistance with purpose’ and dem dey advise members to hold tight for wetin dem gree to fight for.
With di strike still dey affect plenty hospitals, patients dey run helter-skelter as dem no fit access treatment as usual. The federal government don dey assure say dem dey committed to maintaining public health safety despite hospital challenges, and dem dey expect hospital managements to balance di directive enforcement with make sure peace dey for di facilities.
All dis matter wey dey unfold dey show how di system dey crumble, as health workers and patients dey face stress because of unmet promises. Na so healthcare wey suppose dey flow smooth dey turn stormy, and everybody dey watch to see how di negotiation go unfold.
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