Strike to end soon as Ogun assembly intervenes

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NIGERIA: STRIKING civil servants in Ogun State and the government of Senator Ibikunle Amosun administration will, any moment from now, engage in dialogue to end the three-day old industrial dispute.

The Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Suraj Adekambi, gave this indication after the meeting the leadership of the house held with the aggrieved workers who went on strike over the non-payment of gratuities, pensions and all deductions from their pay.

After the parley held at the Assembly Complex on Thursday in Abeokuta, the state capital, Adekambi, in company of his Deputy, Olakunle Oluomo and others, said that the House was worried about the strike and would not fold its arms and allow it to degenerate.

According to him, following the talk, the leadership of the aggrieved workers had agreed to shift grounds and hold talk with the government to end the dispute.

While saying that the Amosun-led administration had been alive to its responsibilities, according to GatewayMail correspondent, the Speaker urged government to also shift grounds in the overall interest of the Gateway State.

The Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Taiwo Adeoluwa commended the lawmakers on their intervention and restated the readiness of the government to further dialogue with the workers.

Adeoluwa said that government was anxious to end all the festering issues and ensure the workers return to work.

He explained that as major stakeholders, the workers had contributed tremendously to the success of the state and as such they could not be taken for granted or treated anyhow.
“We are appealing to labour to come back to the table,” Adeoluwa said.  “We have built the state together to this enviable status.  Genuinely, we know that they mean well for the state, but this is not the time to destroy what they themselves have built.”
He added: “We will immediately set up a team between labour and government that will meet day to day to discuss these issues so that it will not affect the system too much. Government is interested in peace and harmony.”