By Oludamisi Ojo
Workers at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti yesterday down tools thereby abandoning prospective patients.
The aggrieved workers under the aegis of Joint Health Workers Union (JOHESU) shut down the medical institution.
All major entrances to the hospital were on lock as early as 7.00 am and prevented all other workers from gaining access to the hospital.
The workers hinged their action on the alleged failure of government to attend to their demands.
JOHESU Chairperson, Comrade Omotola Farotimi said it has been a long time matter which government failed to resolve over the years including non remittance of our coperative deductions, special levies, union dues and implementation of minimum wage.
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She said”We are being owed deductions runing to two years and we are getting tired.
“This development has caused brain drain, as many of their best hands have left for greener pastures.
“We signed an MOU with government that every approval for staff of Federal Teaching Hospital by government would be given to us but we are yet to get minimum wage which has been approved since 2019.
“The last board approved it but the management failed to pay”
Farotimi lamented that despite their sacrificees,they have been treated so badly by successive governments.
Mrs Farotimi said the demonstration would continue until government do the needful.
Patients and their relatives expressed sadness over the development, describing the development as painful
