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Workers at The Polytechnic Ibadan, on Monday, vowed not to succumb to pressure as they began an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of the minimum wage by the Oyo State Government.
A joint committee of all staff unions in the institution, comprising the academic and non-academic staff, held that the governing council and the Oyo State Government failed to implement the minimum wage for the workers.
The Chairman, Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Ibadan Polytechnic branch, Abiodun Abegunde, said the matter must be addressed immediately.
While lauding the workers for their patience, Abegunde noted that the wage structure being demanded by the unions was lower than the amount being paid in sister institutions in other states.
Akin Aboluwade
The Polytechnic Ibadan Chapter of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (SSANIP) on Monday declared an industrial action over the non-implementation of the minimum wage by the Oyo State Government.
A joint committee of all staff unions of the polytechnic, comprising the academic and non-academic staff, held that the governing council and the Oyo State Government, failed to implement the minimum wage for the workers.
The Chairman, Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Ibadan Polytechnic branch, Abiodun Abegunde, in his remarks during the meeting held in the institution on Monday, said that the matter must be addressed immediately.
Commending the workers for their patience, he noted that past efforts aimed at resolving the logjam had been abortive.
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Hundreds of applicants for the national identity cards in Kwara State were, on Thursday, locked out at various offices of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) following strike action embarked on by the workers of the commission.
It is recalled that Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, NIMC branch, had directed its workers to embark on strike action over alleged poor response of the federal government to their plights.
During a visit to the commission’s office in Ilorin, on Thursday, many applicants who had arrived as early as 7 a.m were disappointed as the gates to the entrance of the office was locked by security officials.