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Labour Shuts Niger  as Govt, NLC Talks End in Deadlock

Labour Shuts Niger  as Govt, NLC Talks End in Deadlock

Laleye Dipo In Minna

Talks between officers of the Niger State Authorities and people of the Organised Labour final Tuesday have been deadlocked resulting in the graduation of an indefinite strike by staff within the state.

Consequently, all public workplaces, together with the hospitals and clinics throughout the state, have been closed.

The gate to the state secretariat was additionally shut by the monitoring committee of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) thereby stopping civil servants from accessing their workplaces.

Major and secondary college college students who trooped out needed to return residence as their tutors weren’t out there to show.

On the Minna Common Hospital, the gates have been shut however some nurses have been seen attending to emergency circumstances.

The state Chairman of the NLC, Idrees Lafene, stated in an interview that the strike witnessed complete compliance.

Lafene stated the Organised Labour had no different possibility than to embark on the strike as a result of the state Governor, Umaru Bago, has proven that his administration is “ anti-worker,” including that out of the 15-point demand offered to the administration, just one has been met.

He stated: “We are going to proceed with the strike till the federal government reveals adequate dedication to fulfill our demand.”

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