File: Workers protest non-payment of salary arrears at Etsako West Local Government Council. | Credit: Adeyinka Adedipe.
The Federal Workers Forum has threatened to mobilise federal workers for an indefinite nationwide strike over rising insecurity in the country and unresolved wage issues.
The forum, in a communiqué issued after an online meeting on Saturday, upbraided the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress for not rising to the occasion and providing leadership in this regard.
In the communiqué signed by the national coordinator and secretary, Messrs Emelieze and Ayo Ogundele, respectively, and made available to newsmen in Ibadan on Sunday, the forum accused the Federal Government of exploiting workers and failing to guarantee their safety.
The group said an online poll of its members overwhelmingly backed immediate strike action to address the current hardship and insecurity crisis confronting Nigeria.
