– Oyo governor has said he will adopt a no-
work, no pay strategy should workers go on
strike in the state
– Ajimobi said ultimatum issued by Labour is
not only surprising but unnecessary and
uncalled-for in the prevailing circumstances
– Traditional rulers have begged the organized
labour to dialogue with the governor


In what could be described as I-don’t-care-
attitude, Oyo state governor Abiola Ajimobi has
said he is not deterred by the strike threat of
the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), vowing that
any worker who goes on strike will not be paid.
He said ultimatum issued by Labour is not only
surprising but unnecessary and uncalled-for in
the prevailing circumstances. He urged the
labour leaders to negotiate with the
government, vowing that any worker who goes
on strike without following due process will not
be paid.
The flamboyant governor equally said he is not
ready and will not review the 90 per cent
income dedicated for the payment of workers
salary from the Federation Account.
According to him, government cannot pay
62,000 workers with the money that ought to
be used to maintain over 10 million citizens.
“Modern day labour union and government
relationship has listed steps that must be
taken. Step one is if you have any concern
about anything, there is a joint negotiation
committee that is made up of government and
workers, you first go there to discuss with
them.
“If after the discussion it does not work then
you can go to the next level where the head of
service and government will now appoint some
people to discuss. It is when negotiations have
broken down that labour can give notice of
strike and not this old time labour government
relationship where without discussing you will
issue ultimatum to go on strike.
“It is illegal because this is a government
where law must be followed and obeyed, not
this culture of impunity. It is wrong to give an
ultimatum to go on strike without reaching a
consensus with the government.
“We have an agreement, there was a time we
use to get close to N5 billion from the Federal
Government and our IGR was like N1 billion,
now everybody is aware of the situation, and
now we are having N2 billion plus from Federal
Government,” he was quoted by Nation
newspaper.
Also, traditional rulers in the state have begged
the labour leaders not to go on strike.
The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Akanmu
Adetunji, said labour should be considerate and
embrace the government’s conditions while the
Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, said: “The
government has tried his best allocating 90 per
cent of the federal allocation to pay the
worker’s salary. The labour leaders only need
to be patient and considerate.”
Recall that another APC governor, the
embattled Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-
Rufai has gotten into another trouble as
organized labour in the state are set to shut
down all activities in the state following his
alleged anti-workers policies and excesses.
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