Workers in Plateau have complied with the industrial action declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress over the brutalisation of NLC president Joe Ajaero in Imo.

A correspondent who monitored the strike on Tuesday in Jos observed that government offices and private businesses were shut down in compliance with the strike.

The correspondent at the Industrial Training Fund headquarters observed that the gate was locked, as workers were turned away by union officials at the gate to ensure compliance.

The situation was similar at the Plateau State Secretariat, where a large team of NLC and TUC leaders sealed the gate to prevent workers from gaining access.

No worker was seen at the premises of Plateau State High Court, as the workers remained at home.

Some commercial banks in the metropolis did not open for business.

NLC chair in Plateau Eugene Manji said the labour union set up a monitoring team going around organisations to ensure compliance.

“As you can see, we are in front of the Joseph Gomwalk Secretariat, the seat of administration of the Plateau government, and no worker has gone in. Most of the institutions have complied, but our monitoring team is going around the metropolis to ensure comprehensive and total compliance.

“We have a snag in some places where some workers, especially those in commercial banks, claimed that they were not aware of the strike. You will not blame them because the decision was finalised late last night,’’ he stated.

Daniel Mudima, the chairman of the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPTRE), ITF chapter, said they received directives from their national secretariat to ensure compliance.

Mr Mudima said they would sustain the exercise until further directive from their headquarters. He urged the workers to remain at home pending the suspension of the strike.

(NAN)