Medical and Health Workers' Union of Nigeria

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The Medical and Health Workers' Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) is a trade union representing medical workers in Nigeria.

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History

The union was founded in 1978, when the Government of Nigeria merged the following unions: [1]

In 1978, the union was a founding an affiliate[ clarification needed ] of the Nigeria Labour Congress. It had 41,000 members by 1988, growing to 100,000 by 1995, but falling back to 45,000 in 2005. [2] [3]

Leadership

Presidents

1978: Pa A. A. Akinbola [4]
1980: Y. O. Ozigi [4]
1990: Emeka Okwonkwo [4]
1996: Godwin Wokeh [4]
2000: Mohammed Erena [4]
2004: Ayuba Wabba [4]
2016: Biobelemoye Josiah [4]

General Secretaries

1978: J. A. Alajo [4]
1984: J. A. Mbah [4]
1998: S. O. Joshua [4]
2000: J. A. Ogunseyin [4]
2003: Marcus Omokhuale [4]
2016: Kabiru Ado Sani [4]

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References

  1. "Restructuring of trade unions" (PDF). Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette. 8 February 1978. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. LeVan, A. Carl; Ukata, Patrick (2018). The Oxford Handbook of Nigerian Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN   0192526324.
  3. Nigeria. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs. 1995.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Presidents and General Secretaries since inception". Medical and Health Workers' Union of Nigeria.