In response to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) call for a warning strike against continuous economic hardship, activities in various government agencies in Osun state have been halted.
According to reports, the entrance gate of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) was closed, and employees were prevented from entering the premises.
Similarly, the secretariats of local government areas in the state were deserted, with only a few workers hanging around the premises.
Speaking to journalists at the TCN entrance, Comrade Sodiq Adewale, the Vice President for the Western region of the National Union of Electricity Employees, stated that the union had completely followed the strike directive.
“We are part of the strike and we are critical stakeholders as far as NLC is concerned. ”
“Presently, in compliance with the NLC directive, we are mandated to embark on a warning strike which started today and will continue tomorrow. As you can see, the whole place is under lock. Nobody is coming in and as time goes on, we are going to be reviewing our activities at the level of our actions.”
“So far from our end, we have total compliance”, he added.
However, some workers were seen at the State Government Secretariat in Osogbo, but the NLC Caretaker Chairman, Modupe Oyedele, clarified that they were members of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), who had decided not to join the warning strike.
“There is strict compliance to the warning strike under the umbrella of NLC, all the affiliate unions joined the strike.
“Our demand is about the hike over the PMS which is making the lives of Nigerians to be somehow difficult due to the removal of subsidy. Another one is the interference of FG in the NURTW crisis whereby the national secretariat of the body was taken over. ”
“There are some union affiliates that are not under NLC, they did not join, and TUC did not join. ”
“All the local government areas workers joined the strike. Every workforce under the NLC is in full compliance with the strike action”, she said.