ENUGU STATE SECRETARIAT PADLOCKED AS LABOUR ENFORCES STRIKE

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ENUGU STATE SECRETARIAT PADLOCKED AS LABOUR ENFORCES STRIKE

To ensure total compliance with the ongoing nationwide strike in Enugu State, the Organized Labour in the state has sealed the state secretariat.

The enforcement team led by the state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Fabian Nwigbo has been going around the state to ensure that workers comply with the ongoing strike.

After clamping the gate of the state secretariat shut with a padlock, the team went to the Ministry of Lands and drove out workers who were there before the gate was locked.

Speaking to some journalists, the NLC Chairman, Comrade Nwigbo said the team was heading to the Akanu Ibiam International Airport to stall envisaged activities there.

He said there was a nationwide power outage, saying it was enforced by the National Union of Electricity Employees.

He advised workers to stay at home to ensure the success of the strike to enable the government to yield to labour’s demands.Meanwhile, there was no flight both local and international at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu since Monday morning, unlike other days, as activities in the airport have been paralysed.

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