Amosun vs Civil servants: The needless ‘war’ over strike
By Femi Shodunke THE strike threat by the civil servants in Ogun State started like a child’s play. And if it had been properly handled, particularly by the government, it would have been avoided and the state spared from the agony and worldwide bad image it attracted to itself. But, this time around the […]
Amosun warns Ogun civil servants against partisan politics
NIGERIA: OGUN State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has warned civil servants in the state to distance themselves from partisan politics. Amosun cautioned that he wouldn’t allow anyone to change the status of the civil service in the state by mixing politics with their job. “I did mention that the best we can do is […]
Ogun civil servants suspend strike, no word on sacked workers
NIGERIA: AGGRIEVED civil servants in Ogun State, who have been on strike in the last two weeks, have suspended their industrial action. The decision followed the truce reached Wednesday after the parley between the government, led by the state Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, and the labour, headed by the National President of the Nigeria Labour […]
Strike halts resumption of Ogun lawmakers
NIGERIA: THE strike embarked upon by the aggrieved civil servants in Ogun State has continued to take its toll on the activities of government. Following the refusal of workers to show up for work, the legislators who were scheduled to resume their legislative duties on Tuesday could not do so. The lawmakers, who went […]
Amosun to Ogun aggrieved workers: you’re brainless, senseless
NIGERIA: OGUN State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Wednesday heavily descended on the aggrieved workers describing them as brainless and senseless. The workers had threaten to embark on strike from Thursday to demand for immediate payment of outstanding 12 months unions’ check-off dues, outright stoppage of the Contributory Pension Deductions and immediate payment of […]
Ogun workers serve Amosun government strike notice
NIGERIA: FROM Thursday, October 20, 2016 civil servants in Ogun State will embark on strike to press home their demands for unpaid deductions and allowances. The aggrieved workers served the government of Senator Ibikunle Amosun the notice on Monday, saying that failure to meet their requests within two days ultimatum would lead to total […]
Ogun: Strike looms as aggrieved workers issues ultimatum
NIGERIA: AGGRIEVED workers in Ogun State have given 21 days ultimatum to the Ogun State government for the payment of their owed money, failure of which they would embark on strike. The trio of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (JNC) issued the 21-day […]
Workers, OGSG sign MoU on payment of owed salaries, others
NIGERIA: AGGRIEVED workers in Ogun State have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Senator Ibikunle Amosun on the modalities for the payment of the money owed them. The workers recently embarked on strike where they insisted on not going back to work until their demands were met, but due to […]
Aggrieved Ogun civil servants suspend strike
NIGERIA: AGGRIEVED workers in Ogun State have suspended their strike following the intervention of some traditional rulers, the leadership of the state House of Assembly, retired heads of service and permanent secretaries, among others. GatewayMail learnt that the workers on Wednesday agreed to resume on Thursday after days of agitation and face-off between them […]
Striking Ogun workers attack lawmaker
NIGERIA: A LAWMAKER in the Ogun State House of Assembly on Monday tasted the bitter side of the ongoing strike by civil servants in the state, just as government was alleged to have set dogs after the aggrieved workers. The angry workers attacked Hon. Olayiwola Ojodu, who was seen within the premises of the […]
