There was low compliance on Tuesday, with the Nigerian Labour Congress strike directive in Ekiti state, as workers showed up for work at different ministries and departments.
Some offices at the government Secretariat were locked up, but most workers carried on like usual, according to Nation.
At the Justice, Health, Local Govt, and Chieftaincy Affairs ministries, as well as the Ekiti State Internal Revenue Service, workers were at their desks bright and early.
Apart from civil servants, health workers also reported to work at public health institutions across the state, despite the NLC’s strike directive.
A civil servant who spoke on anonymity, said that poor mobilization caused the low complaint rate because many employees were unaware of the walkout.
He claimed that the state’s strike might not be successful because Governor Biodun Oyebanji has prioritized employees’ wellbeing and because civil servants are hesitant to take any action that might sour their already cordial relationship.
He added that Ekiti workers has no reason to join the nationwide industrial action as the government had rolled out palliatives measure to soften hardship occassioned by the removal of fuel subsidy.