Workers of Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday began an indefinite strike in Oyo State over non-payment of their five months outstanding wage awards.
The workers, under the platform of Federal Workers Forum, declared the commencement of the strike on Tuesday.
The declaration was made at the front of the federal Secretariat in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The workers vowed to continue until their demands are met by the federal government.
National Coordinator of FWF, Comrade Andrew Emelieze and the Secretary General, Comrade Itoro Obong, while speaking during the commencement of the strike, noted that the workers had earlier issued a 21-day ultimatum to the federal government before the strike was declared.
The duo said that the workers are demanding immediate payment of outstanding five months wage award arrears and implementation of 40% peculiar allowance and the payment of its arrears.
The workers’ demands
They said, “As earlier agreed, we the federal workers in Nigeria commence an indefinite protest nationwide today 22nd April, 2025 to press home our demands for justice for federal government workers in Nigeria.
“We had earlier issued a 21 days ultimatum to the federal government to attend to our plights but most unfortunately, our government has been adamant.
“We have however commenced the indefinite protest and day 1 has shown to be peaceful and successful as federal workers across the federation joined the protest nationwide occupying the different federal government secretariat across the federation despite heavy deployment of security operatives.
“It is an indefinite protest and we shall continue until the FG meets our demands.
“Our demands are straight forward. The Immediate payment of outstanding five months wage award arrears.
“The implementation of 40% peculiar allowance and the payment of its arrears. The immediate review of the heavy taxation of the federal workers’ poor wage.
“We will not stop calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to rethink his policies towards the Nigerian workers, all that has come from Mr President has been a bad example, anti workers and horribly promoting hardship among the federal government workers.”
