UCH Management Warns Doctors Against Night-Duty Boycott Threat
The University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo State, has issued a stern warning to its staff, including doctors, regarding their planned boycott of night duties.
Chris Oyeoku Okafor 
The management of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, issued a stern warning to its staff, including doctors, cautioning them against boycotting night duties. The hospital's management emphasized that any employee failing to report for duty does so at their own risk.
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This warning comes in response to a recent announcement by the hospital workers, represented by the Joint Action Committee (JAC), declaring their intention to suspend night duties. The decision came following a power outage resulting from the disconnection of electricity supply by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company due to alleged unpaid electricity bills totaling N495 million.
JAC Chairman, Oladayo Olabampe, stated that the workers would limit their working hours to 8 am to 4 pm until electricity supply was restored. Additionally, the committee threatened a seven-day strike if the hospital remained disconnected beyond April 9th.
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However, conflicting statements emerged between the JAC Chairman and the hospital's Public Relations Officer, 'Funmi Adetuyibi, regarding the planned reduction in working hours. While Olabampe affirmed the commitment to the scaled-down schedule, Adetuyibi asserted that the hospital's operations continued uninterrupted on a 24-hour basis.
Adetuyibi clarified that staff were fulfilling their duties across all shifts, with doctors providing round-the-clock care to patients. The management conveyed its disapproval of any downsizing of working hours and reiterated the expectation for all staff to fulfill their duties as scheduled.
The situation remains tense as the hospital grapples with the electricity supply issue, and negotiations between the management and workers are ongoing to resolve the dispute. The UCH management's warning underscores the importance of uninterrupted healthcare services and highlights the need for amicable resolutions to labor disputes.
