The strike commenced on 18th of May, 2015 over crisis in the health sector where medical practitioners were said to be oppressing other health professionals through the instrumentality of the Ministry of Health/Chief Medical Director who refuses to implement court judgements, collectively bargained agreements and promotions of stagnated members of our Union according to scheme of service approved by government.

Ogbonna said although, the union was yet to achieve all the demands which necessitated the strike, the national leaders decided to suspend the strike in honour of the newly elected government of President Mohammadu Buhari but gave the new government till 31st July, 2015 to resolve the crisis bedeviling the health sector.”

The National President who was flanked by the immediate past President, Dr Felix Faniran and other executive members of the union at the UCH branch saluted members of the union throughout the nation for their patience, tenacity and cooperation throughout the period of the strike.

He assures them that no one would be victimised as a result of participating in the strike action.

He also commended the resilient posture of the union at Federal Medical Centre, Owerri in the face of intimidation, blackmail, threat to life and coercion by the Federal Medical Centre management and Federal ministry of health officials, to give up their legitimate demands which they have resisted so far

NUAHP members include physiotherapists, Radiographers, Dentists, Radiologists, Medical Laboratory Scientists, Dieticians, and Pharmacists amongst others.