Labour shuts down NPA, NRC other govt offices in Warri

A joint monitoring team of the Organized Labour, Monday, June 3, shut down several government institutions across Warri and its environs in Delta state.

But most commercial banks had smooth operations in Warri and Effurun areas.

Government institutions affected include the Nigeria Ports Authority, (Delta Ports), Warri; Ujevwu Station of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, in Udu Local Government Area; the corporate headquarters of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Warri; the Warri licensing office of the Delta State Internal Revenue.

It was gathered that the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) and Nigerian Gas Company office in Warri were partially shut down.

Also shut down are Government Hospitals and Primary Health Centres; as well as the Warri South, Uvwie, and Ughelli North local government secretariats.

The monitoring team, comprising officials of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, and other affiliates of the NLC, deprived workers of DESOPADEC and the Commission’s leadership entry into their offices.