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Ogun nurses protest alleged poor working situations, non-promotion

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Nurses on the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Wednesday, protested towards an alleged exclusion from the 2023 promotion carried out within the establishment.

The nurses underneath the aegis of the Nationwide Affiliation of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives additionally expressed displeasure over what they described as harsh working situations, asking the administration of the hospital to handle their promotion arrears, scarcity of employees, and different rights.

The protest monitored by PUNCH Healthwise was carried out on the hospital’s premises on Wednesday.

The aggrieved employees had been seen singing and carrying placards across the premises peacefully.

A number of the placards learn: “Cease selective promotion”; “Nurses workload is sufficient for promotion”; “Nurses’ lives matter”; “Give us our promotion”; “Wholesome office, therapeutic areas, nurses demand each”; “Enhance nurses’ working atmosphere”.

Talking with our correspondent, NANNM Chairman, FMC Abeokuta chapter, Olufimilola Adekunle, stated the protest was to demand the papers of the promotional examination which the hospital claimed the nurses failed.

Adekunle lamented that lots of the nurses are exhausted, and overworked because of acute manpower scarcity within the hospital.

“We’re drained, we’re actually drained. Earlier than we used to do three shifts however due to the scarcity, we’ve got to break down it to 2 shifts.

“Now we have written to the administration a number of occasions for remuneration for this lengthy hours work we’re doing however no response.

“The one factor we loved from this administration is that this promotion and now our members weren’t beneficiaries. They stated we failed, we wish to see the script,” she insisted.

Reacting to the protest, Head of Scientific Companies of the hospital, Dr Kunle Adediran, advised our correspondent that the problem relating to the promotion was past the administration as a result of the choice was taken by the Federal Ministry of Well being.

He, nevertheless, promised that the hospital would write to the Federal Authorities to evaluate among the selections and likewise deal with different points raised by the nurses.

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