Government offices in Osun were shut on Monday as workers began a three-day strike, as directed by the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Sunday.

The gates to the Osun government secretariat and the state House of Assembly in Osogbo were locked, with no workers or business activities ongoing on the premises.

Similarly, the Olorunda Local Government Secretariat and Osogbo Local Government Secretariat gates were also locked.

Students in public schools in Osogbo were also asked to return home, as teachers in public schools also joined the strike.

The NLC chairman in Osun, Christopher Arapasopo and secretary, Victor Amusan, in a statement on Sunday, directed all affiliate members of the congress to embark on a three-day sympathy strike with the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE).

The NLC leadership explained that the strike followed the expiration of the seven-day ultimatum issued to the federal and Osun governments over the continued withholding of statutory local government allocations.

The NLC said the issues raised over the local government allocations remained unresolved.

It said that after exhausting all reasonable avenues and in accordance with the resolutions reached at the emergency meeting of the State Executive Council (SEC) held on October 28, all affiliate members of the NLC were directed to embark on strike.

(NAN)