By Adeyinka Adeniran
The Oyo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress on Saturday said it will not be going on strike following the national directive of the leadership of the Union.
The state Chapter said rumours making the rounds on the purported plans to embark on strike from Monday December 2, 2024 is false.
The Union said it arrived at the decision after an enlarged meeting of the State Executive Council (SEC) and State Advisory Council where the issue of minimum wage implementation was extensively discussed.
Speaking, the state Secretary, Com. Aribatise Adebayo said the decision to put on hold all forms of strike in the state became imperative since the committee set up by the government is already having a robust discussion on a favourable consequential adjustment in accordance with the pronounced N80,000 and acceptable salary table for the entire workforce in the state.
He added that the move will also give room for the committee on consequential adjustment to get the table completed with needed endorsement for implementation within the next couple of days.
Comrade Adebayo said “The attention of the Council had been drawn to a news circulating about Oyo State NLC declaring strike commencing from Monday 2nd December 2024.
“The SEC and SAC of the NLC Oyo State Council met on Thursday 28th November, 2024 and discussed extensively on the New Minimum Wage Implementation in Oyo State and later concluded that all forms of industrial actions be put on hold since the committee set up by the government is already having a robust discussion on a favourable consequential adjustment in accordance with the pronounced N80,000 and acceptable salary table for the entire workforce in the state.
“In view of this, the Oyo State Council of NLC will not be going on strike so as to give room for the committee on consequential adjustment to get the table completed with needed endorsement for implementation within the next couple of days.
“To this end, we wish to call on the entire workers of Oyo State to remain calm while the arrangement for a robust minimum wage table for Oyo State is concluded by the joint committee of the State Government and the Labour movement.”
