The management of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday, warned its workers, including doctors, against shunning night duties, stressing that “whoever fails to report at his or her duty posts does that at his own or her own risk.”
The hospital workers, under the auspices of Joint Action Committee, had on Tuesday told The PUNCH that they were suspending night duties after the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company cut the power supply to the hospital over alleged N495m unpaid electricity bills.
The JAC Chairman, Oladayo Olabampe, said the workers had decided to scale down their activities until electricity was restored, saying they would now work between only between 8 am and 4 pm.
The worker also threatened to go on a seven-day strike if the hospital was not reconnected before Tuesday, April 9.
According to The PUNCH, the PRO, of UCH Adetuyibi, said, “The hospital work is still running 24 hours. Those on the morning shift have done their work and left, the afternoon workers are currently on duty while those on night duty will soon come around to do their own work. Those on call are also doing their work.
“The management has written a letter to the union that they don’t want anything like down-scaling of working hours. Everybody should face his or her work. Everybody should be at their duty posts. Doctors are attending to our patients from outside; they are also attending to those in various wards in the hospital. They are attending to them in the morning, afternoon, night and even in the midnight. So, nothing like down-scaling of working hours.
“The management has also told the heads of departments that whoever fails to report at his or her duty posts does that at his own or her own risk.”
