Business Unpaid Salaries: Bauchi, Delta State Workers Embark on Indefinite Strike

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Nigeria - Bauchi state civil servants have embarked on an indefinite strike following the non-payments of their salaries for the months of March and April, Guardian reports.

Also, the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Delta state yesterday carried out its threat by embarking on a strike action over the backlog of salaries being owed its members by the government.

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NLC & NUJ conference of commencement of strike in Bauchi (Credit: NAN Photos)

Bauchi workers angered by gov's action

Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Bauchi Comrade Hashimu Mohammed Gital said that their meeting with the government on salary issues ended in deadlock.

The Bauchi NLC boss said, “the organized labour gathered that the failure of Bauchi State Government to pay the outstanding salaries was because the last federal allocation for the state was used for the payment of severance benefits of the outgoing political office holders and contractors leaving the workers helpless without the salaries.”

Gital said that all workers in the employment of the Bauchi State Government have being directed to stay away from their duty posts and remain at home with effect from 12am Tuesday until they get further directives from organized labour.

Delta workers carry out strike threat

The president of NULGE, Comrade David Ofoeyeno lamented that 21 out of the 25 councils in the state have defaulted in the payment of salaries to workers for over four months.

The unionist vowed that the striking workers would not go to work until the backlog of salaries is fully paid, adding that the situation has brought untold hardship to council employees.

He said: “The SEC of NULGE met and decided to call for an indefinite strike, and the strike will not be called-off until the salaries are paid. The councils shall be under lock and keys.”


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