Civil Servants in Kogi state may soon embark on an indefinite strike should government carry out its planned 40 percent salary cut.
Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Suleiman Abdullahi announced to Journalists on Tuesday in Lokoja after the meeting of the State Working Committee. He said the decision to pay junior workers on levels 1- 6 full salary while officers on levels 7 and above 60 percent was unacceptable.
Comrade Abdullahi disclosed that the workers through their union were not involved in the obnoxious decision to shortchange them of their paltry take home monthly payment,pointing out that the so called shortfall in the monthly allocation from Federation account should not be a burden on the workers.
He said the Nigeria Labour
Congress has therefore given government 24hours ultimatum to change its plan or face the wrath of workers in the state, threatening that all government activities will be paralyzed.
“There are several avenues that government can source for fund to augment the dubious shortfall, especially reducing astronomical number of political appointees as well as their jumbo salaries and allowances.
NLC therefore warned that should the government go ahead to post the 60 percent of the normal salaries into accounts of the category of workers, it should be considered as bonus and not salaries.
The Union however appealed to the workers to remain calm and wait patiently for the expiration of the 24 hours ultimatum given to the state government.
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