The Rivers State Council of the Joint Well being Sector Unions, JOHESU, says it won’t be a part of the nationwide strike declared by its nationwide physique over the delayed implementation of the adjusted Consolidated Well being Wage Construction, CONHESS, by the Federal Authorities, scheduled to begin on Friday, November 14, 2025.
Chairman of the Rivers State Council, Otaraku Jonathan-Oye, mentioned in an interview that the choice to droop participation within the strike was taken in recognition of Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s approval of the fee of the adjusted Consolidated Medical Wage Construction, CONMESS, for medical doctors and the adjusted Consolidated Well being Wage Construction, CONHESS, for different well being employees, together with the fee of excellent arrears.
Jonathan-Oye additional disclosed that the Governor additionally authorised the rapid implementation of residency grants and skipping allowances for medical medical doctors, in addition to accoutrement allowances for different well being employees.
He, nonetheless, appealed to Governor Fubara to deal with different pending welfare points, together with “the newly authorised retirement age of 65 years for well being employees, fee of CONHESS evaluation arrears, settlement of hazard allowance arrears, and harmonization of salaries for native authorities well being employees with their counterparts on the state stage.”
