NLC, TUC Mobilize Members For Strike In Sokoto

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress in Sokoto State have commenced mobilization of members for the nationwide strike.

Naija News had earlier reported that the organised labour unions declared a strike which will commence on the 3rd of October 2023.

The state secretary of the labour union, Hamisu Hussaini while speaking on the readiness of the union in a chat with Punch said workers in the state have been mobilised for the action.

Hussaini who spoke on behalf of the state chairman of the union, Abdullahi Aliyu Jungle, said the NLC in conjunction with the TUC in the state is ready for the strike action.

He said, “We have received notification for the strike action from the national headquarters of the union on the commencement of the total and indefinite strike by Tuesday.

“I can assure you that we have immediately started mobilizing our members in the state to join the strike until all our demands are met by the federal government.

“We have informed all our affiliates across the state to get set for the action in addition to the monitoring team set up by the union to go round and monitor events in all the offices across the state.”

The assistant secretary of the National Union of Transport Workers (NURTW) in the state, Labaran while speaking on the development said his members still expect directives from the national headquarters for the strike.

He said his members are set for the strike once the memo is received from the national headquarters of the union in Abuja.

Meanwhile, the secretary of the NLC had disclosed that the union leaders in the state had a meeting with some of the bank managers in the state to demand total compliance from them on the proposed strike.

He said, “We visited some of the banks yesterday including Polaris Bank where we told the manager that the strike will be monitored by a special monitoring team and he assured us that once a memo is received by the bank, they will have no choice but to join us.”