Unpaid Salaries: NLC Sets For Showdown With Uzodimma November 1

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has said it will mobilise its members to storm Imo State on Wednesday, November 1 over the unfair treatment of its members by the state Governor.

NLC President, Joe Ajaero while speaking with newsmen at the Labour House on Sunday in Abuja, accused the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma of violating the rights of the Nigerian workers in the state.

He said the Governor neglected the workers’ welfare, lamenting that many of them have died because of the alleged lack of payment of their salaries.

Ajaero accused the Governor of infractions against the workers which included, alleged refusal to implement previous agreements especially the accord reached on January 9, 2021, outstanding salary arrears of about 20 months, unjust declaration of workers as ghost workers, declaration of pensioners as ghost workers and unsettled gratuity arrears among others.

According to him, approximately 10,000 pensioners have been wrongly labelled as ghost pensioners resulting in over 22 months of unpaid pensions while about 11,000 workers have been branded by the Imo State Government as ghost workers.

The NLC President also lamented the non-compliance with the national minimum wage by the state government, adding that Governor Uzodinma has resisted the use of social dialogue and collective bargaining to resolve the issues.