OWERRI—Government activities in Imo State will, with
effect from today, remain grounded, following the indefinite industrial action
called by labour leaders in the state.
salariesThis development has eventually vindicated
Vanguard that had exclusively been reporting the growing discontent among
workers, over the state government’s alleged plan to slash staff salaries in
the state.
According to a public announcement broadcast in
Radio Nigeria, Heartland FM and Hot FM, signed by all the labour leaders, in
lauding the State Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Mr. Austen
Chilakpu, all workers were ordered to remain in their respective homes until otherwise
directed by the union leaders.
The aggrieved labour leaders hinged their current
action on the unwillingness of the state government to fulfil its own part of
the recent agreement it freely entered with labour, over the backlog of unpaid
salaries and allowances owed workers.
A civil servant that spoke on strict grounds of
anonymity, fumed that “Governor Rochas Okorocha chose to travel to the United
States of America, when he should have stayed at home to resolve the brewing
labour crisis that has now hit the state.”
Continuing, the worker, who accused the Governor of
double standard, wondered why he should send his son overseas to study, when
his administration not only prides itself with running free education at all
levels, but had also been claiming that Imo State University, compete with
other universities across the world.
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