Labour leaders, on Tuesday, chased workers out of their offices at the state secretariat, Akure, to ensure compliance with the two-day warning strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). THE GUARDIAN reports.informationguidenigeria

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the labour leaders chased out workers from their offices at the state Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health and other offices situated at Alagbaka.The NLC Chairman, Comrade Victor Amoko, who monitored the warning strike described it as successful, saying the strike was for all Nigerian workers and not only those in Ondo State.Amoko said that the Federal Government had done little to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal on the workers and general populace of Nigeria.

He said that the state Head of Civil Service, Mr Kayode Ogundele, had compelled the workers to report at work in spite of the call for a warning strike by the NLC.

“Our workers complied it was only that a little confusion created by the Head of Service who threatened them that he would not pay them salaries if they did not come back.

“He started writing names of workers who reported at work, which is uncalled for to us because it is not being done in Ondo State alone.NYSC Portal

“We are not particular about the government of the state, if we are talking about this state, there is another issue on that.

“So asking them to come back because you pay their salaries is uncalled for,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Ondo State Head of Service has said workers in the state were not part of the two-day warning strike declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja.

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Ogundele made this position known during his routine inspection of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in Akure on Tuesday.

According to him, the state NLC was yet to inform the state government of its intention to go on strike while the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had emphatically distanced itself from the strike.

Ogundele said based on the position, no worker in the state had any reason to absent himself from work under any guise or else such worker would be seen to have been absent without official permission.JAMB Result

According to him, absenteeism from work without permission has corresponding implication in line with extant rules in the state Public Service.JAMB Portal

”Workers understood that TUC had declared that they are not part of the strike that was declared by the NLC.

”And I’m also happy to note that in Ondo State, NLC has not in any way officially communicated to us that they are on strike,”the HoS said.

He hinted further that the monitoring of the situation would continue later in the day and on Wednesday, calling on Accounting Officers in all MDAs to comply fully with existing rules guiding lateness and absenteeism.

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