A new twist has been added to the faceoff between the Kaduna State Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the strike action embarked upon by workers in the state.
This is as the state governor, Nasir el-Rufai on Tuesday labelled the President of the NLC and other labour leaders saboteurs and declaring them wanted. According to el-Rufai, the labour leaders have halted economic activities in the state because of the ongoing strike, vowing that the will be prosecuted under the Miscellaneous Offences Act.
The Governor, who declared wanted on his Twitter handle, said: “KADUNA UPDATE: Ayuba Wabba & others of NLC declared wanted for economic sabotage & attacks on public infrastructure under Miscellaneous Offences Act.
“Anyone that knows where he is hiding should send a message to Ministry of Justice, Kaduna. There will be a handsome reward!”
NaijaNewsNow reports that the NLC President, Wabba, had led the workers in Kaduna to a flagoff of the strike action on Monday, during which he commended the workers, saying there will be no retreat or surrender by the organized labour to ensure the realisation of their demands is met by the el-Rufai led government.
