The Delta State chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives says 12 of its members were arrested by the police, following the indefinite strike embarked upon by the union.
The union had, on Friday, commenced a strike to protest against what it termed “humiliation and intimidation of nurses in the state.”
In an earlier letter by the NANNM state secretary, David Ezugwu, the union said, “The move became necessary due to the unwillingness of the Delta State Ministry of Health to meet the association’s demands as contained in the 14-day ultimatum to the Delta State Government and other correspondences to the Commissioner for Health on the abuse/violation of the Civil Service Rules and Scheme of Service, as it relates to the career progression of nurses and midwives in Delta State.”
The leadership of the nursing association, in their directives to members on the observance of the strike, remarked that “skeletal services will not be provided while the strike lasts.” But it said, “The strike will not be called off until all the demands are met.”
But reacting to the union’s strike, the Delta State Ministry of Health, in a circular on Thursday, described the strike as uncalled for.
In the circular addressed to all principals of state schools of nursing and midwifery in Agbor, Sapele, Warri, Asaba, and Eku, the government said it was already handling the demands of the health workers.
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