The Kano State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has expressed its determination to embark on strike if the Kano State government failed to stop deduction of workers and pensioners salaries in the state.
TheAnalystNG has earlier reported how some civil servants complaint of salary deduction in the months of November and December.
However, the state government in press release said that the deductions made in the months of November and December, were meant to keep governance going due to fall in Federal allocations and Internally Generated Revenue ocassioned by the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemi.
The Chairman of the NLC Chapter in Kano, Kabiru Ado Minjibir in a media briefing organized by the NLC, Trade Union Congress TUC and Joint Negotiating Council JNC said the state government should stop salary deductions and promptly payback the two months so far deducted or face legal and industrial actions.
“Should there be any further deduction, reversal or any foul play on salary or pension under whatever excuse, the labour centers would be left with no any other alternative than to take appropriate legal and industrial action to seek for redress.”
“The labour centers are not ready to accept any further unilateral deduction of pension and salary or any other legitimate earning of any worker or pensioner in the state.”
We urged government to immediately refund the deducted amounts for both workers and pensioners in the months of November and December, 2020,” emphasised the labour Leader.
He said if the deductions continue the NLC cannot guarantee industrial peace and harmony in the state.
He said it is uncalled for, at a time when Lagos state government is giving 30 percent salary bonus to it’s workers, Katsina, Zamfara and Borno states where there are crisis are not tempering with workers’ salaries, Kano State without crisis is deducting workers salaries.
He urged workers to remain on alert for further directives, while assuring them of the Union’s commitment and sacrifice in prompting their interest.
Mr Minjibir reminded Kano state government that the minimum wage is a product of tripartite negotiation and cannot therefore under whatever circumstances be subjected to unilateral review.
“Salary and pension are legitmate rights NOT privillages that can be exploited and manipulated anyhow,” cautioned Mr Minjibir
