President Bola Tinubu has emphasised again that his administration will revitalise and restore public trust in Nigeria’s health system.
The President made the pledge in his office on Monday at a meeting with leaders of the Joint Health Sector Union, an offshoot of the Nigeria Labour Congress.
President Tinubu emphasised the importance of the health sector and its experts as a symbol of humanity’s dedication, promising to tackle all identified flaws affecting the system for optimal performance.
He advised the strikers to go back to work.
“The health sector is one sector with a commitment to humanity. We will resolve all the problems. Trust must be enshrined in all discussions. I promise you we will accelerate this. We will resolve all the issues. Please go back to work,” President Tinubu appealed to the union leaders.
While expressing the readiness of the union to get its members back to work, Acting Chairman, Dr. Obinna Ogbonna, pleaded with President Tinubu to pay attention to healthcare delivery system in Nigeria through adequate investment in healthcare infrastructure and better welfare for workers in the sector to stop brain drain.
“Mr. President, now that we have assurance from the top, we are encouraged to go back and talk to our members with a view to going back to work.”
Mr. Olumide Akintayo, a member of the Executive Council of the Union, who accompanied the Acting Chairman to the meeting urged the Federal Government to always respond to Labour issues and nip them in the bud before they become full blown industrial crisis.