Health workers under the umbrella of Joint Health Sector Union on Thursday called off their 43-day-old strike, directing members to resume work on Friday.
The body however flayed the Federal Government for failing to meet its demands and reneging on its pact with the health workers on their salary raise.
JOHESU’s directive was contained in a communiqué raised at the end of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of JOHESU and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations in Abuja.
The communiqué read in part: “The various gains from the meetings with the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, were presented to the NEC of JOHESU.
“After exhaustive deliberations and discussions, the NEC in session approved that the six-week old strike be suspended this day Thursday, May 31, 2018 because of the sympathy the unions have for the suffering Nigerian masses and also to pave way for further negotiations to continue on Monday, June 4, 2018.”
The union maintained that the strike was not political but was based on the principle of fairness and justice.