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NLC, TUC Orders Immediate Withdrawal Of Services In Imo

November 8, 2023
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Both leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have ordered the immediate withdrawal of services and shutdown of Imo State effective from Tuesday’s midnight.

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The leaderships of the two unions reached the resolution after an extraordinary National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Tuesday in Abuja.

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In a Statement issued after the meeting and co-signed by leaderships of both unions, Festus Osifo (TUC president)) and Adewale Adeyanju (NLC Deputy President), the two unions also declared a total nationwide strike effective November 14, 2023.

“To order the immediate withdrawal of services and shutdown of Imo state beginning midnight today. All workers and affiliates are expected to ensure compliance from wherever they are. All flights into and out of Imo state, fuel supplies and Electricity be stopped immediately as applicable. All Public and Private Sector workers are to immediately down tools indefinitely.

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“That if our demands are still unmet, workers all over the federation shall join in withdrawing their services by Midnight Tuesday, the 14th of November, 2023.

“All State Councils of NLC & TUC and affiliates are by this resolution mandated to ensure full compliance with NEC’s decision.”

Both unions accused the governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma’s administration of non-compliance with national minimum wage, intimidation and harassment of trade union leaders, use of violence and thuggery, refusal to implement previous agreements, outstanding salary arrears, vandalisation of NLC state secretariat, implementation of discriminatory pay, amongst others.

The unions’ resolve came just days to the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Imo state, where the incumbent governor is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) seeking a re-election.

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