Unremitted Deductions: Ogun Workers Embark on Indefinite Strike

The Organised Labour in Ogun State yesterday declared an indefinite strike over the alleged refusal of the state government to pay their 21 months’ salary deductions and the “pathetic plight” of workers in the state.

The strike, according to Labour, followed the expiration of the ultimatum issued by the workers to the state Governor, Dapo Abiodun, over his government inability to pay 21 months deductions, nonpayment of eight years statutory leave allowances and breach of the state Pension Reform Law, 2006 (amended 2013) in the implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) among other demands.

The leadership of the organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC), declared the strike while addressing workers at the arcade ground at the Governor’s Office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

The strike, which will take effect from 12 a.m. on Tuesday, would affect ministries, agencies, hospitals and public schools.

The workers, who were singing solidarity songs against the state government, berated Abiodun for failing to honour the agreement contained in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2020.

Declaring the strike, the state

Chairman of NLC, Emmanuel Bankole, said the strike became imperative following several failed attempts to meet the governor over their plights, saying the government has failed to respond to over seven letters written to it on the issue.

Bankole, who was flanked by the state Chairman of TUC, Akeem Lasisi, and the Chairman of JNC, Isa Olude, directed all the workers in the employ of the state government to stay away from work.