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Industrial Action: NLC Chairman Debunks Rumor

By Web News 534

Omolola Alamu

The Oyo state Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr Kayode Martins has debunked the rumour of any strike action from the Union tomorrow, Tuesday.

Mr Martins stated this during a phone interview with Radio Nigeria.

The Labour leader noted that the Union only gave the State Government an ultimatum till tomorrow on non-remittance of months’ cooperative deductions and Union dues.

He said there was no time the Union mentioned strike action in his statement but, rather promised to dialogue with Oyo state Government so as to ensure that all deductions are remitted.

Mr Martins who explained that the Cooperative Society ate the lifeline of civil servants added that said, it would bring untold hardship to the workers.

The Labour leader however appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde to attend to the matter as soon as possible, in paying the cooperatives’ deductions, to ease the suffering of the state workers.

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Economy

Industrial Action Enters Second Day in Ogun

By Web News 919

The industrial action embarked upon by state workers in Ogun entered the second day with many offices at the One Mosan State Secretariat under lock and keys.

Few vehicles were seen moving in and out of the Secretariat. 

The Labour movement in Ogun State had called out its members to demand for the immediate commencement of payment of new minimum wage, abolition of the state pension law and payment of deductions from the workers’ salary among others.

The governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun who is presently out of the country, is being expected to resolve the crisis that has paralysed government activities in the state.

Also at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi Àbà, Abeokuta and the Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital at Aro also in Abeokuta, medical activities have been affected with the ongoing strike by the Joint Health Sector Workers Union, JOHESU.

Patients were being turned back as officers affected were enforcing the industrial action.

Wale Oluokun