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From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar
The industrial action declared by the national executive of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC has crippled economic activities across Cross River State.
As at Monday morning, most activities across the state were shut down particularly by civil and public servants.
Most government offices like the federal and state Secretariat, public schools, government hospitals and others were under lock and key.
Activities in other institutions like the courts were suspended and commercial banks within the Calabar Metropolis were shut.
Students in public schools were turned back as their gates were shut but private schools within the state opened their doors to their students.
Similarly, some private hospitals and health centers were seen attending to their patients.
A notice posted on most government offices in the state capital by the Action Committee to affiliates of the NLC and TUC have reasons for the strike.
The notice dated June 2, 2024 partly reads states that the strike action follows failure “to agree on a new national minimum wage and subsequently pass it into law before the end of May, 2024.
“Reverse the hike in electricity tariff from N225kwh to 66kwh.
“Stop the apartheid categorization of Nigerian electricity consumers into bands”, the message read.
State chairman of the NLC in the state Comrade Gregory Olayi in an interview said the strike is in deference with the directive of its national executive and is a success in the state.
He added that their enforcement team is going round the state to total compliance with the directive.
Meanwhile market traders, commercial transport drivers and most small scale businesses across the state defied the strike directive.
