The organised labour in Nasarawa State had totally complied with the ongoing nationwide strike as directed by the national headquarters.
Speaking to newsmen after the monitoring the exercise, the State NLC Chairman Comrade Ismaila Okoh said all the affiliates of the union in the state had complied and withdrew their services as directed by their national leaders.
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He explained that, the strike was due to the level of un-seriousness by the federal government on the issue of the new minimum wage and increase in the electricity tariff.
Comrade Isma’ila Okoh pointed out that workers should continue to remain at home until they receive further directives from the leadership of the union.
On his part, The State Chairman of Trade Union Congress TUC Comrade Mohammed Doma, noted that the strike was long overdue due to the suffering that workers were going through since the removal of fuel subsidy in May 2023.
He stressed that the price of everything had increased and civil servants cannot longer fuel their vehicles, pay their medical bills or pay their children school fees among others.
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According to him, The salary of most civil servants cannot buy a bag of rice in the market, so what about other food items and ingredients,” he said.
He therefore said that over seventy affiliates of the organised labour shutdown their offices in compliance with the ongoing nationwide strike.
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