LOKOJA – In ventilation of
their anger against Kogi State
government, the organized
labour in the state has
cancelled the celebration of
tomorrow’s workers day
otherwise known as May Day.
Chairmen of the Nigeria
Labour Congress and Trade
Union Congress, Onuh Edoka
and Ojo Ranti respectively
disclosed this Sunday in
Lokoja, the state capital.
Edoka said the cancellation of
the May Day is to register the
displeasure of organized
labour on the way and manner
the state government has so
far deal with its members.
The NLC boss expressed
dissatisfaction that the staffs
screening appeal and
complaint committee report is
yet to be made available to the
organized labour in order for
the Union to come up with its
observation, describing it as
government antics not to allow
labour have details of the
report.
He explained that the non
payment of salaries to a large
number of workers, pensioners
over the last fourteen months
has destroyed the civil service
and the workforce of the state.
“The non payment of salaries
and pensions has led to loss
of lives bringing untold
hardship to the workers in the
state.”
Edoka frowned at the situation
where it has become difficult
for civil servants affected by
the screening and verification
exercise to feed their families
and meet other necessary
obligations, “In the face of this
situation, it is advisable for
workers not to make
themselves available for any
act of molestation, harassment
and intimidation by security
agencies.”
The TUC counterpart lamented
the pitiable state of the
education sector in the state
noting that all tertiary
institutions owned by the state
government have been on
strike in the last four months
stressed that there was no
serious commitment on the
part of the state government
to redress the unhealthy
situation.
He also debunked the
publication on the social
media credited to the state
government aides that they
have paid all workers, said its
pure falsehood.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/04/anger-kogi-labour-cancels-may-day-celebration/

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Its a good & mature way to register your grievances with the state government especially on issues that has to do with workers welfare. I will still advise the trade unions to go a step further by calling the workers out on strikes if the government fails to pay the backlog of salaries when they know that the workers are the bread winners of their families