Leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Osun state and other labuor union storms the State Secretariat at Abere to shut down the place as workers commenced the indefinite strike.
The Union had earlier threatened that they will embark on strike over modulated salary, lack of promotion, others and the threat to embark on strike if their problems were not attended to by the government
It was gathered that the NLC chairman,Mr. Jacob Adekomi, the chairman of Nigeria Union of Teachers, Mr. Amudah Wakeel and other Labour leaders stormed the secretariat gate as early as 7am to ensure compliance with the directive from the labour leaders.
NUT chairman ,Mr. Amudah Wakeel, who addressed journalists said workers from grade level 01 to 07 who were collecting full salary joined the strike because the strike was not based on the issue of half salary alone “We are on strike in Osun. We are here at the State Government Secretariat, Abere to ensure a total compliance to the strike directive. “
“As you can see, no worker came to resume work today because they are our members and the labour directed that they should stay at home. “The labour is indivisible, that is why those who are collecting full salaries also complied.”
“The strike is not even about half salary alone. The issue of promotion is there, pension is there and are you saying those from level 1 to 7 will not retire in the future? “The compliance is total and we are happy about it. Nobody can divide us. The labour is one indivisible family whether you are on level one, 13 or any level”, he finally said.”
