NLC, TUC Urge Workers to Resume at Oyo governor’s Office July 31

Oyo State workers have been directed to resume at the state secretariat on Monday, July 31, 2023, by 7.00 a.m. to press home their demands from the state government.

The state’s Chairman of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Olatunbosun Olabiyi, who disclosed this to The Guardian, yesterday, said the directive was given during a joint general meeting of representatives of workers and pensioners in Oyo State chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and TUC held, yesterday, at the NLC House, Yidi, Ibadan, in preparation for the seven-day ultimatum issued by the NLC national headquarters.

“We are resuming at the Secretariat by 7.30 a.m. on Monday. All Oyo State workers are resuming there,” the TUC chairman said.

The meeting, which was presided over by Oyo State Chairperson of the NLC, Kayode Martins and his TUC counterpart, Olabiyi, had in attendance representatives of pro-labour organisations.

The labour leaders said the workers and residents needed urgent palliatives to cushion the effects of the removal of fuel subsidy.

Meanwhile, Oyo State government, yesterday, appealed to labour leaders in the state not to embark on strike that might destroy peace and paralyse economy of the state.

Special Adviser to the Governor on Labour Matters, Adebayo Titilola-Sodo, made the appeal while reacting to the proposed industrial action by the state labour leaders scheduled to begin on Monday.

Titilola-Sodo, while admitting that there is a friction between the state government and the labour leaders, said both parties had been partners in progress, adding that they would manage their differences and solve the issues as soon as possible.

He also said that efforts were in top gear to ensure that the outstanding allowances owed the state workers are paid.

The labour leaders said:”A clear mood of anger and determination was displayed throughout the meeting. The workers asked the leaderships of the NLC and TUC in the state to vow never to betray the workers and the leaders did.

“Similarly, the leadership also took undertakings from the workers who pledged never to abandon the leaderships in the course of the struggle.

“As a starting point of action, it was unanimously agreed that on Monday, July 31, 2023, all Oyo State workers and pensioners would converge on the Oyo State Government Secretariat to have a mass dialogue with Governor Seyi Makinde over their deprivations.”