NANNM Issues Ultimatum Over Alleged Victimization

The Nigerian Association of Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has threatened to commence a three-day nationwide warning strike if the Federal Government does not address its demands within a 15-day ultimatum. The union accuses the management of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Barnawa, Kaduna, of victimizing its members, particularly regarding the suspension of the unit chairman and the demotion of three nurses.

NANNM's letter, addressed to the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, calls for the reinstatement of the suspended chairman and the full implementation of a previously signed memorandum of understanding (MOU). The union argues that the hospital's medical director has failed to honor agreements reached during earlier industrial disputes, despite federal government intervention.

NANNM emphasizes that the actions taken against its members are detrimental to industrial harmony within the institution and should be recognized as humanitarian rather than disciplinary.