By Oluwatoyin Adegoke/ Iyabo Adebisi
The nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress,TUC, witnessed partial compliance in Ogun State with a section of the workers absent at their duty posts while others claimed the strike was yet to commence.
Radio Nigeria Correspondents observed a reduction in business activities in public outlets across major cities in the state but many workers at the Federal and State Secretariats located at Oke Mosan area of the state capital were found at their duty posts.
Visits to some primary health centres also revealed that the workers did not turn up but medical and health workers at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba as well as the State Hospital, Ijaye Abeokuta were attending to patients without any disruption when Radio Nigeria crew visited the hospitals around 10 or clock in the morning.
Some of the workers who pleaded not to have their identities revealed said the strike was yet to take effect, claiming that the union leaders in the state had not issued a convincing directive to enforce the strike.
Addressing newsmen on the matter, the state NLC Chairman, Mr Ademola Benco who said executives of the congress had gone around to see the level of compliance, insisted that the directive must be strictly followed in line with the directives of the national body
Also, the State Secretary, Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Mr Samson Oyelere who said some students were sent back home today emphasized the strike would take full effect by tomorrow as schools would not be opened.
Some parents had earlier complained over the controversy about the strike, pointing out that some of their children and wards were kept in class, while some schools sent their pupils back home.
The story is not different in Oyo State as workers partially complied with the directive of the national body of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to down tools over the harsh treatment meted out to the Chairman of NLC, Joe Ajaero in Imo state.
Radio Nigeria correspondent who monitored the level of compliance in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital especially at the Federal and state Secretariats observed that there was partial compliance with the directive.
The entrance gates of the federal and state secretariats were open for workers without anybody preventing them from gaining entrance to their different offices.
The entrance gates of the offices of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) at Ring road and Dugbe were locked while workers and customers were prevented from gaining entrance.
Commercial activities were also going on at different banks in the state.
In an interview with Radio Nigeria, the Oyo State NLC Chairman, Mr Kayode Martins said the state NLC stands by the directive of the national body for workers to stay at home.
Mr Martins said the fight was done to protect the hope of the common man condemning the manner the NLC chairman was apprehended and beaten in Imo state over the labour matters between the government and Labour in the state.
Mr Martins therefore called on the Federal government to arrest the situation before it get out of hands
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