Polycarp Sola -Abakaliki
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has vowed to withhold salary of civil servants and also replace any worker that comply with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) strike action.
Nwifuru stated this during a Live broadcast held at his office, government House Centenary City Abakaliki on Monday.
Recall that the NLC national leadership during the weekend had ordered Ebonyi and other states yet to comply with extant procedures based on collective bargaining and eventual implementation of the New National Minimum wage to begin a Seven Days warning strike.
But Governor Nwifuru who was angered by the strike action of Labour in the State after paying 75,000 minimum wage to workers in Grade level 1, 2 and 40,000 increment to Grade level 3 till 17, vowed that he will not only withheld their salary but also replace any worker who failed to be in the office in the next 72hours.
According to him, he has done so much for workers in the State and frown at the action taken by their leadership in the state.
His words “If you didn’t go to work. Not only that I will not pay you salary. But I will replace you within 72 hours in your office.