By IBRAHIM OBANSA, Lokoja –
The Organised Labour in Kogi State says it has called off the planned mass protest earlier slated for Thursday 27th January, 2022 against fuel subsidy removal by the Federal government.
The state NLC Chairman, Comrade Onuh Edoka announced this shortly after a virtual meeting with the national leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) headed by Mr. Ayuba Wabba.
“Following the reversal and the approach by government, the National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress met this afternoon virtually, to consider this position of the government,”
“The NEC, after vigorous debate, took a decision to suspend the planned nation-wide protest scheduled for the 27th of January 2022 and the national protest also scheduled for 2nd of February 2022.”.
He said the cancellation of the nationwide protest was as result of Federal Government reversal of its earlier decision on fuel subsidy removal.
Comrade Edoka, however, saluted the cooperation of Kogi workers and civil society ally in the state, urging them to await further directive on the pending minimum wage struggle and other related matters.
Meanwhile the organized labour has issued a 14 day ultimatum to the state government over non implementation of the N30, 000 minimum wage approved by the Federal Government in 2019.
In a press statement signed by Comrade Omale Paul and Comrade Kolawole James, NLC State acting Secretary and TUC Secretary respectively, the union said its demands include the implementation of the new minimum wage of N30,000 and the consequential adjustment of 23% in the state to meet the current economic realities and lift many workers out of poverty trap.
Others includes cash-backing of all promotions earned by the civil servants, implementation of the January 2016 agreement on the payment of leave bonus and payment of full salary for Local Government workers, health workers, primary school teachers and Local Government pensioners.
The duo listed others to include harmonization of pension for both the state and local government pensioners and payment of annual increment for workers.
The labour leaders, directed the entire workers in the state to embark on an indefinite strike action if the state government fails to meet the demands of organized labour by mid-night of Friday 11th February, 2022.
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