WORKERS in Anambra State civil service are currently at daggers drawn following plans by the Nigerian Labour Congress in the State to go on strike. The Chairman of NLC in Anambra State recently announced in some National dailies that its members would embark on an industrial action following an alleged financial scam rocking the State pension office. The Chairman, Comrade Jerry Nnubia, had in a chat with newsmen in Awka, the Anambra State capital, announced that it would down tools if the state government fails to address the alleged scam in the pensions office. But in a letter to the State Governor, Chief Wille Obiano signed by the State Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comerade Ifeanyi Okechukwu and the Secretary Bar. “We also know that His Excellency has made a promise to our workers to increase workers salaries once the national tripartite committee on minimum wage finalize their assignment.

Source: Nigerian Tribune October 12, 2018 15:33 UTC