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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed workers in Osun State to begin a three-day strike in protest against the continued withholding of statutory allocations meant for local government areas.
The strike, which began at midnight on Sunday, is scheduled to end at midnight on Wednesday, November 11, according to a statement signed by Osun NLC chairman Christopher Arapasopo and secretary Victor Amusan.
The congress said the action was in solidarity with the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in the state, adding that its earlier seven-day ultimatum to the federal and state governments had expired without the issues being resolved.
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The statement said the directive followed a resolution reached at an emergency meeting of the NLC’s State Executive Council on October 28.
“All affiliate unions of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Osun State Council, are hereby directed to proceed on the three-day sympathy strike in solidarity with the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Osun State Council,” the statement said.
It directed affiliated unions to notify their members in writing and ensure full compliance across workplaces.
The congress warned that unions found deliberately undermining the directive would face disciplinary action.
It urged workers to show solidarity with local government employees, saying their hardship was a concern for the wider labour movement and that the strike was aimed at protecting workers’ rights and welfare.
The dispute over local government administration in Osun has been ongoing since February 2025, with the state government and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) contesting control of council areas.
Violence erupted at several council secretariats during the struggle, with police confirming six deaths, including that of Remi Abbas, then APC-elected chairman of Irewole Local Government Area, according to earlier media reports.
