NAN
Government workers in Okitipupa, Ondo State have downed tools in compliance with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) warning strike which began on Thursday nationwide.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NLC gave the directive after its meeting with Federal Government over the minimum wage hit deadlock.
Okitipupa Local Government Secretariat, Nigeria Postal Service, State Specialists Hospital, Ondo State University of Science and Technology, state primary and secondary schools, Customary, Magistrates and High Courts were under lock and key.
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Some of the secondary school students who said they were unaware of the strike went back home disappointed as their schools were locked and keyed.
On the contrary, some private schools and banks in Okitipupa opened for business while bank customers trooped to the banking to withdraw cash.
Dr Dipo Komolafe, the Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), told NAN on telephone that the union complied with NLC directive.
In the same vein, Mr Olayinka Olademi, the Secretary, Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Okitipupa told NAN that the union joined the strike.
In Ibadan,Oyo state, Public primary and secondary schools also remained paralysed while students who turned up for learning went home disappointed.
Some of the schools visited include, Community High School, Mokola, Eleyele Grammar school, and Obanday Grammar school, Eleyele, Baptis high school, OKe Ado and Basorun Ogunmola high school, ring road.
Others are People’s Primary School Adeoyo ring road, St. Leo’s Primary Orita challenge, Anserudeen Secondary school 1and 2 Liberty road, and St. Louise Grammar school Mokola.
Workers in Kano State joined their counterparts in the country by complying with NLC strike as they deserted their places of work.
The main entrance of the Audu Bako Secretariat which houses most of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) was shut.
Some senior officers who attempted to go to their offices were prevented by officials of the union monitoring the situation.
Private and public schools as well as public hospitals also joined the strike.
However, markets, filling stations and some commercial banks in the state like UBA, GTBANK and Jaiz banks were opened for business.
Mr Ado Minjibir expressed satisfaction with the level of compliance on the strike by the civil servants in the state.