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.
Bloom Gist's Maryann Ifechukwu, reporting from Owerri, the state's Capital said there's low flow of traffic in the state this morning as many workers has stayed at home following the announcement of the strike.
Vanguarde, in its recent publication, had been reporting the growing discontent among workers, over the state government’s alleged plan to slash staff salaries in the state.
A civil servant, who spoke with Bloom Gist on strict grounds of anonymity, said “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.”
Further speaking, 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.
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.
Bloom Gist's Maryann Ifechukwu, reporting from Owerri, the state's Capital said there's low flow of traffic in the state this morning as many workers has stayed at home following the announcement of the strike.
Vanguarde, in its recent publication, had been reporting the growing discontent among workers, over the state government’s alleged plan to slash staff salaries in the state.
A civil servant, who spoke with Bloom Gist on strict grounds of anonymity, said “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.”
Further speaking, 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.
