The Chairman of the Osun State
Association of Medical and Dental Officers, Dr. Isiaka Adekunle, has
said the body will convince its members to suspend the ongoing strike,
which is almost five months old.
According to a statement made available
to our correspondent in Osogbo on Saturday by the Chairman, House
Committee on Information, Mr. Olatubosun Oyintiloye, Adekunle raised the
hope of resumption during the meeting of the lawmakers with the
leadership of the striking doctors.
The Speaker, Mr. Najeem Salaam, appealed
to the doctors to suspend the industrial action, saying the masses were
at the receiving end of the crisis.
Salaam said, “You are major stakeholders
in the health sector, and whenever you decide to lay down your tools,
the masses suffer, people die.
“We are appealing that you go back
to your duty posts, while we continue our dialogue to ensure that your
demands are met. The economic realities in the country, particularly in a
state like ours, requires that we all make sacrifices and in making
sacrifices, the Osun Assembly will stand by you to see that justice is
done.”
The Speaker then assured the striking
doctors that after calling off the strike, the assembly would ensure
that none of them was victimised due to the industrial action.
The OSAMDO chairman promised the
parliament that their appeal would be taken to the congress to convince
the doctors to suspend the action.
Adekunle said, “Members of the union
were also ready to make sacrifices as done by other labour unions in the
state but they only rejected the agreement between the government and
the Nigeria Labour Congress because they (doctors) were not carried
along during the negotiations.
“We will take your appeal to the
congress and we believe that we will be able to convince our members to
suspend the strike. The people of Osun should be expecting good news
anytime from now due to the assurance we have received from the state
assembly.”
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