By Dayo Johnson Akure The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has intervened in the industrial dispute at the Federal University of Technology Teaching Hospital, FUTATH, Akure, by inviting organised labour to a high-level meeting aimed at restoring industrial harmony. The intervention comes after the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, in Ondo State issued a seven-day strike ultimatum to the hospital management over alleged breach of the transition agreement and violations of workers’ rights. In a letter jointly signed by Ondo State NLC Chairman, Comrade Prince Ademola Olapade, and TUC Chairman, Comrade Clement Fatuase, and addressed to the Chief Medical Director, CMD, Prof.
Olusegun Ojo, labour accused management of violating the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, governing the transition of the former State Specialist Hospital to FUTATH. The unions said the ultimatum followed resolutions reached at a strategic meeting of organised labour and health sector unions in FUTATH on July 16, warning that the alleged actions threaten industrial peace. In a swift response, the Ministry, through Deputy Director, RLDO, Mr.
Festus Igbinosun, notified the TUC Chairman that a delegation would visit the hospital on Friday, July 24, 2026 to address issues surrounding the disruption of services and other matters affecting the hospital’s operations. The meeting is scheduled to hold at the Boardroom of FUTATH. It follows a report submitted by the hospital management to the Ministry on recurring industrial actions.
According to the letter, the intervention comes shortly after the Federal Government completed the transition programme for the former UNIMED Teaching Hospital, Akure, now FUTATH. The Ministry said the transition culminated in the biometric capture of all eligible staff selected into the approved Nominal Roll, in line with the MoU signed between the Ondo State Government and the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare on Oct. Recall that staff absorption was conducted under Article 5 (5.1.3) of the MoU, which stipulates that only eligible officers of the old hospital would be absorbed into the Federal Civil Service.
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