The Medical and Health Workers' Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) is a trade union representing medical workers in Nigeria.
History The union was founded in 1978, when the Government of Nigeria merged the following unions:
Animal Health Workers' Union of Nigeria Association of Public Health Inspectors of Nigeria Catholic Hospital Workers' Union Dispensary Overseers Workers' Union Eastern Region Nigeria Union of Rural Health Workers' Union Government Health Department D/P Workers' Union of Northern Nigeria Medical and Health Department Workers' Union of Nigeria Medical Technical Workers' Union Nigerian Baptist Mission Medical and General Workers' Union Nigerian Medical Records Workers' Union Nigerian Union of Dispensing Attendants Nursing and Health Auxiliary Staff Association Orthopaedic Limb Workers' Union of Western Nigeria Sacred Heart Hospital General Workers' Union of Nigeria Tuberculosis Preventive Staff Association Tse-Tse and Trypanosomiasis Staff Association, Federation of Nigeria Uromi Catholic Hospital Workers' Union In 1978, the union was a founding affiliate 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.
Leadership
Presidents 1978: Pa A. A. Akinbola 1980: Y. O. Ozigi 1990: Emeka Okwonkwo 1996: Godwin Wokeh 2000: Mohammed Erena 2004: Ayuba Wabba 2016: Biobelemoye Josiah
General Secretaries 1978: J. A. Alajo 1984: J. A. Mbah 1998: S. O. Joshua 2000: J. A. Ogunseyin 2003: Marcus Omokhuale 2016: Kabiru Ado Sani
External links Official website
References