Fri. Nov 22nd, 2024

Court Stops Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals Strike Action

Healthcare Services

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

The proposed strike action by the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals has suffered a setback after the Federal Government got an injunction regarding it.

On Friday, Justice B.B. Kanyip of the National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja restrained the union from going on with the planned action pending the determination of the substantive suit filed by the Federal Ministry of Health against the union.

In his ruling this afternoon, the trial judge said “the respondent (Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals) and its agents, privies of any person(s) claiming through it is hereby restrained from continuing in the strike action pending the determination of the substantive suit already filed on this action.”

He determined that the respondent is an essential service provider, and thus restrained from proceeding with the strike action.

The Federal Ministry of Health had on March 10, 2017 filed a motion praying the respondents to be restrained from continuing on their strike action.

Delivering his ruling, the presiding judge noted that the body was put on notice and served the appropriate processes for Friday’s hearing but choose not to make any appearance.

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

Modupe Gbadeyanka is a fast-rising journalist with Business Post Nigeria. Her passion for journalism is amazing. She is willing to learn more with a view to becoming one of the best pen-pushers in Nigeria. Her role models are the duo of CNN's Richard Quest and Christiane Amanpour.

Related Post

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *