Media report says there are strong indications of workers in 18 states to start an indefinite strike on Monday over unpaid salaries.
The General Secretary of the NLC, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, in a telephone interview with Punch correspondent on Thursday in Abuja, said that the congress had sent its task force team to various geo-political zones of the country.
According to him, the strike has started in Plateau State, adding that a similar exercise will begin in Cross River State and others on Monday.
The National Administrative Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress had, on March 19, 2015, set up a task force to pursue payment of salary arrears owed workers by some state governments.
The report of the task force, which was exclusively obtained by Punch correspondent, showed that 19 states are owing salaries and pensions.
Ozo-Eson disclosed that the NLC had sent its task forces to the affected states and directed those who were being owed to begin strike.
He said, “The various Task Forces are working. Plateau is on strike, Cross Rivers is going on Monday; the various task forces are working.
The states owing salaries or pensions are Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Benue, Cross River, Ekiti, Imo, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, and Kogi.
Others are Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers and Zamfara states.
(PUNCH)
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