Workers in Oyo State under the umbrella of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have barricaded all entrances leading to the state Secretariat, Agodi Ibadan.
The development, according to the organized labour in the state was as a result of the alleged failure of Governor Seyi Makinde to accede to their demands.
The demands according to workers include remittance of deductions, release of promotion letters with financial implications, review of pensions, among others.
The workers whose actions created traffic jams along the Secretariat road were chanting solidarity songs to attract the attention of passers-by.
Addressing journalists on Monday, Oyo State Chairman of NLC, Comrade Kayode Martin, said that the only solution to the protest was the physical meeting with Governor Seyi Makinde and not by proxy.
He alleged the governor of insensitivity to workers’ plights by failing to meet them.
Martin further explained that all their correspondences to the governor were not honoured, saying that it was unhealthy for industrial relations.
Corroborating his counterpart, TUC Chairman, Mr. Bosun Olabiyi pointed out that Governor Makinde had failed the workers in the state by not being responsible and responsive.
He said all avenues employed to meet the governor proved abortive, hence the need to embark on the protest to press home their demands.
