The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), NAFDAC Branch, has lamented the non-compliance of the Federal Government to its requests, News About Nigeria reports.
The Chairman of the chapter, Adetoboye Ayodeji, made this known while speaking to newsmen on Saturday.
He stated that the chapter plans to continue its ongoing strike action till their demands are met.
He further stated that it is left for the agency’s management to call the union for negotiation in order to see actionable evidence that things would be done appropriately.
Recall that workers of the agency began an indefinite strike on October 7 to demand the review of the 2024 promotion examinations.
The strike was also to address the allegations that the majority of the staff were not promoted as a result of the purported vacancy slot from the Head of Service, even when they all qualified to be promoted.
He stated, “The issues in the agreement were supposed to be settled in December 2022 but to date, none of the agreements have been complied with.
“Allowances that are supposed to be approved on or before December 2022 have not been approved, the condition of service could not be approved.
“Unfortunately the management was recruiting at the same time into the positions that they claim there was no vacancy while those that are rising through the ranks are not promoted, outsiders are brought to occupy the positions.
“Only 36 per cent of participants in the examinations were promoted, we, therefore, said no, it is never possible.
“They cannot promote less than 80 per cent of the participants.
“We rejected the entire promotion exercise and asked that more staff be promoted. There can never be motivation in an agency where 36 per cent of staff are only promoted.
“It will have a devastating effect on the staff morale thereby affecting the health of the 200 million Nigerians.”
