Kwara NLC, TUC Direct Workers To Resume Work Today

Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kwara State, Comrade Muritala Olayinka, has directed the striking workers in the state to resume work today.

Olayinka gave the directive at a joint meeting of the NLC and TUC leadership in Ilorin, the state capital.
The NLC chairman, who addressed the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting with his TUC counterpart, Comrade AbdulRahman Onikijipa, asked members of affiliates of both unions to resume at their respective places of work from today (Wednesday).

Onikijipa, on his part, thanked members of the organised labour for their physical and moral support since the beginning of the struggle.

Declaring that the labour was not averse to negotiation on the new minimum wage, the TUC urged the government to show commitment and present a wage that would be in tandem with the purchasing power of the masses.

Investigation yesterday showed that in continuation of the industrial action, public schools and offices in Ilorin were under lock and key.

Students of public schools in Ilorin, such as St. Anthony Secondary School, Offa Road, GRA; Cherubim and Seraphim College, Sabo-Oke; and Government Day Secondary School, Tanke, who had come as early as 7 a.m. were asked to return home.

However, final-year students who are currently sitting for the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) were allowed into the school premises.

Visits to the state Teaching Service Commission, Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board, State Secretariat Phase One along Offa Road, Government Reserved Area (GRA) and the State High Court Complex on Lajorin Road, GRA, Ilorin, showed that they were shutdown.