By Chioma Obinna

The end to the nationwide indefinite strike called upon by Federal health workers under the auspices of Joint Health Workers Union, JOHESU may not yet be in sight as the representatives of Federal Ministry of Health and the striking unions say “there is no going back on their positions”.

While the Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu argued that the ministry of health has no power to withdraw the controversial circular, the Lagos State Chairman of the Union, Comrade Ibe Stephen Nwokenta said unless the circular is withdrawn, workers will not return to work.

Meanwhile, patients in the various hospitals have continued to suffer.   Investigations by Saturday Vanguard revealed that while there was compliance with the directive by JOHESU to embark on indefinite strike, there are still skeletal services offered in some of the Federal-owned hospitals in Lagos yesterday.

The Minister of Health, who spoke while on a working visit to the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, NIMR, Yaba yesterday queried why what he described as illegal skipping of CONHESS 10 must be sustained.