The Governor of Ebonyi State, Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru, has threatened to replace any worker involved in the ongoing industrial strike over the new minimum wage within 72 hours.
Governor Nwifuru was speaking on Monday at his office in Abakiliki, the state capital, in reaction to the one week industrial action declared by the state Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Oguguo Egwu.
Mr Egwu had on Sunday said the strike was in line with the November 8, 2024 directive by the national leadership of the NLC to state councils in the states yet to implement the new wage.
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Governor Nwifuru noted that workers who come to work will be paid based on information derived from attendance registers which he has directed to be opened at every ministry and government office.
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