CAN begs ASUU, health workers to suspend strike

Bauchi —Bauchi State Chapter of the Christian
Association of Nigeria, CAN, has appealed to
the Academic Staff Union of Universities,
ASUU, and Joint Health Sector Union,
JOHESU, to sacrifice their interests and
consider the plight of the masses who are
victims of ongoing strikes.
State Secretary of CAN, Rev. Joshau Rai Mains,
who made the appeal, yesterday, in an
interview in Bauchi, lamented that education
and health sectors in the country were in
shambles and if
nothing was done to salvage the situation,
Nigerians would be worse for it.
Joshau argued that continuous strikes were not
healthy for the development of the country, as
such the striking unions should reconsider
their stance and call off the strikes.
He said: “The health and education sectors are
very important in the development of any
country and if these two sectors are grounded,
how can we progress in the country? You will
never hear a time that the
health and education sectors in developed
countries are going on strikes because these
countries know how vital these sectors are.
“In Nigeria, the reverse is the case; every
sector of the country, once they are pursuing
their personal interests, they forget about the
plight of the common man.
“The Medical and Health Workers union in the
country should reconsider the distress the
strike has put patients in. I know this strike
might have led to the death of some people,
who did not get urgent medical attention.”
The group called on the Federal Government to
be sincere in implementing its agreement with
the two unions so that the workers could
return to work.

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