Despite moves by the Niger state government to pacify Organized Labour in the state to shelve its indefinite strike, workers Wednesday commenced the indefinite strike as proposed.
This followed by deadlocked talks between the officials of the Niger State Government led by Secretary to the State government, Alhaji Abubakar Usman and those of the Organised Labour led by the State NLC Chairman, Comrade Idrees Lafene.
As a result, the two state Secretariats and other offices were shut with the monitoring teams of the NLC going round to ensure compliance.
Besides the shut down of the Offices, the Minna General Hospital and clinics across the state were also closed.
Similarly, all public Primary and secondary schools were shut while few pupils and students who went to school unknowingly went back home as there were no teachers available.
While the gates of the Minna General hospital were shut, some skeletal services were however still being rendered as some nurses were seen attending to emergency cases.
In an interview, State Chairman of the NLC, Comrade Idrees Lafene said the strike will continue until their demands are met.
“The Strike has witnessed total compliance and it will continue until our demands are met.
“We have no option than to embark on the strike because the present state administration has not shown appreciable commitment to our demands which are legitimate and have been lingering for sometimes.
“Out of the 15 points demand presented to the administration, only one has been met and we will continue with the strike until the government shows enough commitment to meet our demands,” the NLC Chairman declared.
