Live from Lagos, the
nation’s commercial hub has kept it Commercial activities firm on Wednesday
despite the declaration of strike and protest by the Ayuba Wabba-led faction of
the Nigeria Labour Congress.
The faction had declared indefinite strike to protest the
recent increment in the pump price of petrol from N86 to N145.
However, findings by DAILY POST show that workers in the
state are not complying the directive by
the organized labour.
When our correspondent drove round some parts of the city,
commercial activities were going on smoothly with free flow of traffic.
Earlier, there were reports that Ikorodu road was blocked by
some protesters, however, checks show that there is free flow of traffic in the
region.
Trip to the Murtala Mohammed airport revealed that
commercial activities were not grounded as widely reported in the social media
earlier.
When our reporter inquired from a staff of one of the commercial
airlines he said, “We are operating today. We are not aware of any strike.” Similarly, commercial banks in the state visited are open to
customers. But in the city of Akure, it was gather that the Labour leaders are protesting down there. here are also some pics of the activities in Akure
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