The Medical and Well being Employees Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) in Kaduna State has denied stories that it’s planning a statewide strike, insisting that well being providers throughout the state will proceed with out disruption.
That is in response to an announcement issued by the union and addressed to the Head of the Kaduna State Civil Service. The union mentioned the claims, which have been circulating on social media, are false, unverified, and able to inflicting pointless public nervousness.
The assertion, signed by Sani Yusuf Saulawa on behalf of the union’s state chairman, comes amid heightened sensitivity round labour actions in Nigeria’s well being sector, the place strikes lately have usually strained public hospitals.
Kaduna State, with a inhabitants of over eight million individuals, depends closely on public well being amenities as the first supply of care for many residents.
MHWUN mentioned it has “no plan in any way” to embark on any strike motion in Kaduna State, dismissing the stories as mere rumours. In keeping with the union, its management was alarmed by social media posts alleging that well being employees have been making ready to close down providers over unresolved grievances.
The union emphasised its dedication to industrial concord, dialogue, and steady engagement with the state authorities, noting that no discover of business motion had been issued at any stage.
In a conciliatory tone, the union counseled the Kaduna State Authorities, led by Governor Uba Sani, for what it described as proactive steps to strengthen the well being sector and enhance employees’ welfare.
Different interventions talked about embrace the availability of ambulances to common hospitals to enhance referral providers and the continued recruitment of 1,800 well being professionals beneath the State Main Well being Care Board. The union famous that over 90% of the board’s workforce are MHWUN members, underscoring its curiosity in sustaining stability within the system.
Frequent industrial actions within the well being sector usually disrupt important providers and place further strain on already overstretched amenities. MHWUN’s denial supplies reassurance to residents and policymakers that healthcare supply in Kaduna State won’t be interrupted by labour unrest within the close to time period.
In September 2025, the Affiliation of Resident Medical doctors (ARD), Kaduna State chapter, declared an indefinite strike from September 1 over the state authorities’s failure to implement the 2024 Consolidated Medical Wage Construction and different welfare agreements.
The ARD mentioned it remained open to dialogue however confused that the well timed implementation of agreed commitments was essential to stopping industrial motion.
