Osun workers start three-day strike over local government funds issue
Osun State workers have started a three-day strike due to unresolved issues with local government funding. This has led to the closure of government offices and schools.
Government offices in Osun State closed on Monday as workers began a three-day strike. This action followed a directive from the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) issued on Sunday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the gates to the Osun State Government Secretariat and the state House of Assembly in Osogbo, the state capital, were locked. No workers or business activities were happening there.
The secretariats of the Olorunda and Osogbo local government areas also had their gates locked.
Students at public schools in Osogbo had to go back home as their teachers joined the strike.
The NLC Chairman in Osun State, Christopher Arapasopo, and the Secretary, Victor Amusan, issued a statement on Sunday. They told all affiliate members of the congress to join in a three-day sympathy strike with the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE).
The NLC explained that the strike came after the seven-day ultimatum given to the federal and Osun State governments ended. This was about the ongoing withholding of the local government statutory allocations.
The NLC stated that the concerns about local government allocations have not been resolved. After trying all reasonable options, they decided to go on strike.
The decision to strike was made according to the resolutions from an emergency meeting of the State Executive Council (SEC) held on 28 October.
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