The unions accused the hospital management of subjecting workers to stagnation and disguised demotion under the guise of promotion.
Workers at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu State have commenced an indefinite strike over what they described as an “illegal same-scale promotion” policy implemented during the hospital’s 2025 promotion exercise, crippling activities at the federal health institution.
SaharaReporters gathered that workers - operating under the umbrella of the Joint Health Sector Unions and the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, staged a mass demonstration on Tuesday, at institution's premise paralysing activities in the hospital.
The workers chanted solidarity songs and displaying placards demanding an immediate reversal of the promotion exercise.
The unions accused the hospital management of subjecting workers to stagnation and disguised demotion under the guise of promotion.
