Health workers in Federal hospitals across the country have announced the beginning of an indefinite strike. The National Chairman of the union overseeing the health workers, Joint Health Section Unions (JOHESU), Obinna Ogbonna revealed this at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, on Wednesday. The Federal Government has failed to fulfil the agreement reached over 6 months ago on the adjustment and payment of arrears of the Consolidate Health Salary Structure (CONHESS), Ogbonna said. The salary structure has been implemented for the medical doctors since 2009, he said, with other health workers that have been forgotten. He added that the Federal Government had failed to act after they gave a 21-day ultimatum and 30 working days strike notice. he said: “Consequent upon this, therefore, JOHESU has no other choice than to proceed on an indefinite nationwide strike as from the midnight of Tuesday 17th April, 2018, which is the spiralling of the notice of s...