Cross River workers declare indefinite strike over salary arrears
(Nigeria) The Joint Action Committee, JAC of Nigeria Labour
Congress and Trade Union Congress in Cross River has declared an indefinite
strike by civil servants in the state over unpaid salaries.
Chairman of JAC, Mr Ndoma Akpet in a statement on Tuesday, said
the strike, which commenced on Tuesday, became inevitable following the
inability of the outgoing administration to honour its earlier promise to pay
the arrears.
``In spite of assurances by the government during the May Day
celebration that arrears of salaries will be paid before expiration of the
present administration, the government has failed (to fulfil) the promise.
``We, workers, under the employ of the Cross River
Government can no longer watch as our lives and destinies are being toyed with
and destroyed by an insensitive administration.
``Right now our children are out of school due to inability
to pay school fees. Also a good number of us are dying because of inability to
settle medical bills while starvation is everywhere.
``We are, therefore, calling on all workers under the employ
of the state government to stay at home as from Tuesday May 26, 2015 until you
hear from us,’’ it said.
Meanwhile, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, , Mr
Christian Eta, said that the outgoing administration is committed to paying
workers’ salaries before leaving office.
``We are surprised that they still embarked on the strike
despite the commitment of the government to pay them April and May salaries
before May 29, ‘’ he said.
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