Health Workers Threaten Strike Over 70% Salary Increase

The Conference of Primary Healthcare Workers in Rivers State, has threatened to resume its strike action, if the council chairmen of the 23 local government areas refuse to implement the 70 per cent consolidated health salary structure approved by the state government.

The chairman of the Conference of Primary Healthcare Workers, Comrade Weche Owuru Benson stated this in an interview with newsmen  in Port Harcourt.

He said the 23 local government areas chairmen had already agreed in their earlier meeting with the government to pay the 70 per cent consolidated health salary structure without delay.

Comrade Weche used the opportunity to appeal to the state government to advise the council chairmen to implement the salary structure of the healthcare workers.

He also said the council chairmen would implement the 70 percent consolidated healthcare salary for primary workers to avoid strike action at the expiration of the two week ultimatum.

He advised primary health workers to be patient with the health workers union till the expiration of the ultimatum.