Normalcy has returned to Kaduna after the Nigeria Labour Union called off its five-day warning strike to protest the sack of over 4,000 workers by Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

Banks, schools, markets, and other businesses, petrol stations, including public offices, have returned. 

Electricity has been restored to parts of the state by the Kaduna Electric Distribution Company.

However, other areas like Sabon Tasha, Unguwan Boro, Mahuta, Lagos Streets, among others, had no power as of the time of filing this report.

NLC began the strike on Monday, and on the third day, the President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba, announced its suspension.

“We will honour the meeting scheduled for tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. The labour leaders in Kaduna will also be present because they have the substance of the issues in the state.

“The National Executive Council meeting of the NLC would be held at the Labour House in Abuja on May 21, to review the warning action that was prosecuted in Kaduna state and determine further action,” Mr Wabba stated.

Kaduna residents commended the federal government for intervening to end the disagreement between labour unions and Mr El-Rufai’s administration.

One of them, Kubai Philip, said she lost all perishable and other food items in her freezer due to a power outage. 

“Most of us incurred huge losses, but thanks to the federal government’s intervention, our lives have been restored,” she said.