Delta Health workers suspend strike, set October 9 deadline

B y Egufe Yafugborhi, Asaba
ASABA — Striking allied health professionals in Delta State have suspended their industrial action and returned to work, giving the state government until October 9 to implement agreements reached with the unions.
The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) and the Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRAI), Delta State councils, suspended the strike following a conciliatory meeting with the state Ministry of Health.
In a joint letter dated September 22 and addressed to the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Onojaemo, the unions said the decision followed the out...