Kogi labour unions order shut down of private, public offices in 21 LGs

The organised labour in Kogi has directed workers in the private and public sectors to embark on a seven-day strike with effect from September 27.
The directive was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lokoja by the state chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council.
Onu Edoka, Ranti Ojo and Aaron Akeji, state Chairmen of NLC, TUC and JPSNC respectively, signed the statement on behalf of the unions.
According to the statement, the declaration of the strike is in line with the position of the national leadership of the unions to press home the demand for a new minimum wage.
It directed that all public and private offices at state and local government levels be shut down, saying that workers should remain at home within the stipulated period of the strike and await further directive.
The organised Labour said it was monitoring events on the N15 billion London and Paris Club refund recently released to the to the state government.
The statement added: “We await the setting up of committee for the disbursement of the fund as being done in other states.”