Strike closes schools, hospitals and government offices in Osun
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
A strike launched by the Nigeria Labour Congress has closed public schools, government offices and several health facilities in Osun. The action is preventing new patients from being admitted to a specialist hospital, according to Punch, while public services remain disrupted across the state.
The three-day solidarity strike launched by the Osun branch of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led to the closure of government offices, public schools and several health facilities in the state on Monday, Punch reports. At the government secretariat in Abere, employees who came to work were turned away by people identified as union officials.
Public primary and secondary schools remained closed, while the entrance to the Osun State High Court in Okefia, in the capital Osogbo, was also closed. At the State Specialist Hospital in Asubiaro, new patients were not admitted, while people hospitalised before the start of the strike continued to receive care with a reduced number of staff.
The Osun NLC called for the mobilisation on Sunday in solidarity with the National Union of Local Government Employees, amid demands over the non-payment of statutory monthly allocations intended for local governments. The action comes as Osun workers began a three-day strike on 9 November. Osun workers begin three-day strike.
