LAUTECH Teaching Hospital: JOHESU suspends strike

LAUTECH Teaching Hospital: JOHESU suspends strike

Yinka ADETUNJI

The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo state branch of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has suspended its four-week old strike.

This decision was reached Thursday during a congress of the union, which was communicated to newsmen through a letter signed by its leaders including Comrades Olobaniyi David, Olugbodi David, Olajide and Adeniran.

The union stated the action was taken as a mark of respect for the state’s helmsman, Governor Seyi Makinde, who had a fruitful rapport with the different categories of workers Tuesday during which he acceded to most of the pressing demands of the unions.

Members at the congress

JOHESU in the release highlighted some of its requests which it noted bordered on improved staff welfare and status of the hospital.

Specifically, the union listed the following prayers – payment of arrears of minimum wage from January to August 2025, payment of promotion arrears from 2018 to 2024, lump sum payment of half-salary arrears from 2016 to 2017, and support funds for staff welfare loan scheme such as car loan, furniture loan and so on.

To enhance smooth running of the institution the union agitated for recategorizing/reclassifying of LAUTECH Teaching Hospital as a tertiary health institution thereby expunging it from the list of tertiary education institution, employment of more paramedical staff to cope with operational demands, provision of modern infrastructures, facilities and equipment for quality and effective health care service delivery and constitution of a formidable hospital management board.

In the wake of the governor’s assurances, the union therefore resolved to resume work immediately.

“The decision to suspend the strike action which was commenced on 8th September was at the instance of the visit of his excellency, the executive Governor of Oyo state, Engr Seyi Makinde FNSE to their facility on 30th September, 2025 and with the promises made to pay all their arrears in three months instalment and to attend to other issues accordingly.”

Sequel to this, normalcy is expected to return to the hospital as other unions likewise, ogbomosoinsightonline.com learnt, have been suspending their strike actions.