Civil servants in Niger, on Wednesday, commenced an indefinite strike over the “payment of 70 percent of their salaries” by the state government.
The announcement for the strike was contained in a statement issued by Yakubu Garba, the chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Niger.
According to the NLC, the non-payment of the full salaries of the workers wasn’t discussed with the civil servants before the action was taken.
“It has come to the notice of organised labour that 70% of February 2022 salary was paid to workers of Rafi LGA yesterday March 15, 2022,” the statement reads.
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“The percentage payment was neither consented to by civil servants in Rafi LGA nor the representative of the unions.
“The act negates the progress made in the ongoing negotiation between the organised labour and representatives of Niger State Government headed by the Deputy Governor.
“Consequent to the above, the organised labour hereby notifies civil servants at the state and 25 LGAs that the ongoing fourteen (14) days warning strike is transmuted to indefinite strike action effective today, Wednesday, 16th March, 2022.
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“The strike will remain in force until salaries of workers in 25 LGAs are paid in 100% gross component.”
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