•••Oyo Union Leaders Order Members To Join Strike
The Federal Secretariat in Oyo state, located at Ikolaba Axis of Ibadan metropolis was on locked following the ongoing strike action embarked upon by the organised Labour Unions.
This signified that the federal workers in Oyo State also fully complied with the labour unions on the ongoing indefinite strike action.
Naijanewshub online Newspaper reporter in the state who monitored the Federal Secretariat Ibadan among other government offices and ministries observed that all ministries have been shut down except for emergency workers like the Federal Fire Service.
A top official of the Fire Service, who spoken on conditions of anonymity stated that it was necessary for them to be on duty as a paramilitary body in case of emergency situations.
Meanwhile, at the Oyo State Secretariat, there is partial compliance with the strike action as the gate remains open, allowing workers to enter freely.
Workers are also walking freely into the premises, heading towards their various ministries.
However, as at the time of filling this report, the updated situation report of the state Secretariat, Agodi Ibadan revealed that the two Labour unions, TUC and NLC leaders, under the Comrade Kayode Martins and Bosun Olabiyi-Agoro directed its members within the secretariat to go home.
In their separate reactions over the development, the state TUC Chairman, Comrade Bosun Olabiyi-Agoro said the directive is in line with the national leadership mandate to have its cardinal points addressed by the present administration led by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with no failure to bring down inflation and undue economic policies.
The TUC Chairman noted that despite the fact that the state governor, Seyi Makinde is workers’ friendly personality, he should speak with his colleagues across the country to jointly appeal the president to as a matter of urgency accede the workers- public demand to call off the just begun indefinite strike.
Similarly, the chairman, Senior civil servants, Oyo State chapter, Comrade Kolawole Ismail Badmus expressed displeasure with plenty of workers at work despite circular of stay- at -home -order, describing them thieves and corruptible personalities who are saboteurs in the civil service.
Meanwhile, the NLC chairman in Oyo state, Comrade Kayode Martins insisted that compliance and enforcement of the order would be maintained until the government would do the needful for both the workers and public.