Banks, filling stations defy NLC strike in Lagos

Banks were open to customers while workers in some areas of Lagos State were seen going about their businesses in spite of the two-day warning strike directed to begin on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).

Some filling stations were attending to car owners as people were also seen commuting in many commercial buses on Lagos roads.

Speaking on the development, the Lagos Zonal Manager, Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Tayo Aboyeji, said the members of the union were in compliance with the NLC directive.

“The workers are obeying and we are monitoring the situation,” Aboyeji said.

On his part, the General Secretary of the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees, Mohammed Sheikh, said the workers were complying with the directive.

He said: “Sometimes, even the monitoring team cannot cover every place at the same time. Maybe before the end of today or by tomorrow, you are likely going to see the full impact.

“However, all the necessary things to make it effective have been put in place.”

It would be recalled that the NLC, on September 1, said it would embark on a two-day nationwide warning strike from Tuesday, September 5 to September 6 over hardship in the country following the removal of fuel subsidy.

The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, who made the declaration, said the decision was taken at the union’s National Executive Council meeting with the possibility of a “total shutdown” after 14 days.

The Star