Plateau workers’ strike: Govt officials’ houses razed
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THE face-off between the Plateau State government and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over the national minimum wage for Nigeria Union of Local Government employees (NULGE) in the state took a frightening dimension on Tuesday, as the strike declared by the NLC snowballed into a protest, leading to the burning of three residences of top government officials.

In compliance with the directive of the NLC, the various industrial unions in the state down tools on Tuesday in solidarity with NULGE, which had been on strike for the past seven months.

The national bodies of NLC/TUC had earlier issued a 10-day ultimatum to the government for the implementation of the national minimum wage and payment of the salaries of the local government workers for the period they have been on strike.

But the state government obtained an injunction from the Industrial Court in Abuja restraining labour from going on with the strike while the NLC vowed to mobilise its members for the strike despite the injunction on the premise that it was not served.

Nigerian Tribune gathered that the protest by workers in Langtang South local government area of the state was hijacked by hoodlums who went on rampage and descended on public office holders residing in the council area.

It was gathered that in the confused mingling that ensued the House of the Management Committee Chairman of the local government Hon. Namaan Darko, residence of a member of Plateau State House of Assembly member Hon. Jorcy Reknnap and that of the commissioner for youth Mr. Lohfa Boko were burnt by the rampaging youths.