Niger Workers Begin Seven-day Warning Strike Monday

Laleye Dipo in Minna

Following the breakdown in talks between officials of the organised labour and those of the Niger State Government, all category of workers in the state are to down tools effective Monday.
THISDAY learnt that a last minute meeting summoned by the government scheduled for the Government House to find a way out did not hold on Friday because officials of labour turned their backs on the parley.
It was gathered that phone calls to the cell phones of the labour leaders by government officials did not go through. However, a statement by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state directed the workers to begin a seven-day warning strike from Monday to press home their demands.
“All affiliate unions of the NLC operating at the LGA level in Niger State are directed to proceed on seven days warning strike effective 12 midnight of Thursday the 3rd of March 2022,” a statement signed by the state NLC Chairman, Yakubu Garba, said 
The statement also directed “all affiliate unions of the NLC and TUC in Niger State to proceed on seven days warning strike effective 12 midnight on Sunday, the 6th of March, 2022”.
The Congress, in the statement, advised civil servants and citizens to remain vigilant at all times and cooperate with the security formations near them  especially as it concerns provision of local intelligence.
Some of the demands of the workers are the immediate stoppage of the payment of local government workers in percentages, as well as making council workers salary payment a first line charge.