Lagos Commissioner task Senior Staff Union on constructive dialogue

Mr Afolabi Ayantayo, the Commissioner for Establishment and Training, Lagos State, has urged the senior staff health workers to be proactive in providing policy discussions/recommendations that promote their commitment to service delivery.
Ayantayo gave the advice while delivering a keynote speech at the inauguration of the Senior Staff Association of Universities Teaching Hospitals Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIA), Lagos State Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Branch, on Friday in Lagos.
The Commissioner was represented by Mrs Anne Kushimo, Director, Industrial Relation, Lagos State Government.
He urged the union to uphold the principles of integrity and industrial harmony, while being proactive in providing policy discussions that promote member’s commitment to effective service delivery.
According to him, constructive engagement/dialogue is the most effective means of driving concerns, urging the union to embrace it in movements to achieve their demands and welfare.
The commissioner assured commitment of the state government to ensuring that voices of responsible labour unions were heard and their concerns addressed.
”Embrace forward thinking approach and constructive engagement because dialogue remains the most effective means of driving concerns.
“The state government remains committed to promoting policies that ensure harmonious dialogue toward protection of worker’s rights,” Ayantayo said.
Speaking, Mr Adedayo Samuel-Ayo, Vice-Sector Chairman, SSAUTHRIA, identified the senior staff as the “engine room” of the hospital, urging them to work in collaboration with the hospital management to enhance development
Addressing the hospital management directly, Samuel-Ayo urged it to prioritise welfare of the staff in order to encourage their efficient service delivery and performance.
He said: “Both the hospital and the senior staff should see themselves as partners in progress.
“So, let the hospital prioritise the welfare of the staff because the senior staff, being the engine room of the hospital, should be made happy to be able to put in their best into the service of the hospital.
The Chief Medical Director, LASUTH, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, reiterated commitment of the hospital to improving welfare of the staff and addressing concerns of the union.
Represented by Dr Sunday Olawoeye, Deputy Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC) LASUTH, Fabamwo congratulated the union for setting up the LASUTH Branch.
“In any way we can help ourselves to move forward, we are ready to do that,” he said.
Mr Dada-David Oludare, the new SSAUTHRIA Chairman, LASUTH Branch, said that the Executives and staff would work with the hospital management to attain its objectives.
Oludare explained that attainment of the hospital’s objective was key to promotion of the staff welfare and demands.
“We are going to work with the existing union to promote interest of our members.
“On doing this, we are going to keep an eye on ensuring that the goals and objectives of the hospital are attained.
“We will cooperate with the hospital to ensure that our members function optimally so that the goal of the hospital in terms of patient care, research and training is attained.
“This is because we believe that it is when the hospital attains its objective, that it will have enough to promote interest and welfare of our members,” Oludare said.