Breaking: NLC, Ogun residents block Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway
- The Sango Ota section of the Lagos—Abeokuta Expressway has been blocked by protesters in Ogun state
- The protesters are protesting against the deplorable condition of the road which has become a nightmare to them
- Specifically, the protesters want the federal government to find a lasting solution to the state of the road
In efforts to bring urgent solution to their problems, some residents of Ogun state have taken to the street to protest the deplorable state of their roads.
The protesters who include members of the Nigeria Labour Congress blocked the Sango Ota section of the Lagos—Abeokuta Expressway.
The protesters blocked the Sango-Ota road in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state from Joju Bus-Stop to the Garage area of the area during the protest, Punch Newspaper reports.
Source: UGC
Specifically, they are demanding that the federal and state governments should find a lasting solution to the state of the road.
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The protesters carried placards with various inscriptions such as “Repair our road with immediate effect or face the wrath of the masses; “400% hike in transport fare due to bad road”; “Our roads are death traps fix our roads”; “No good roads, No payment of tax”; “Our taxes are meant for fixing road so what happened”; and “Industries in Ota are relocating and closing down due to bad roads”.
The state NLC chairman, Emmanuel Bankole led the protest. Going further, they threatened to shut down Ogun State if construction doesn’t start in 21 days.
Nigeria@61: Ogun workers threaten showdown with state government
Meanwhile, workers in Ogun state under the umbrella of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council have threatened a showdown with Governor Dapo Abiodun over what they termed “unimpressive” implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed by the government and the state organised labour.
The council secretary, Olusegun Adebiyi, stated this in a letter dated September 23 and addressed to the governor, a copy which was made available to newsmen in Abeokuta on Friday, October 1.
The threat came one year after the MoU was signed between the two parties.
Adebiyi explained that some of the issues still subsisting in the MoU included proposed amendments to the State Contributory Pension Law; 19 months of non-payment of deductions; gratuity payment and matters arising.
ASUU: FG reacts to fresh strike, accuses union of causing panic
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that amid the lingering industrial dispute between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Chris Ngige has reacted to the fresh ultimatum recently issued by the union.
The minister of labour and employment in an interview with The Punch accused ASUU of causing panic.
According to him, the union always issues strike threats to cause panic among members of the public, which is not fair.
Source: Legit.ng
