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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed public sector workers in the country to embark on strike.

The strike is billed to commence on Wednesday next week.

Joe Ajaero, the NLC president, gave the directive at a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday.

He also directed that affiliate unions constituting the NLC be on standby for picketing exercises across all branches of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) nationwide.

Last week, the NLC issued a seven-day ultimatum to the federal government to end the petrol and cash shortages being experienced in the country.

Speaking with journalists, Ajaero said the industrial action became the last resolve of the NLC following the expiration of the ultimatum.

He said the decision to picket CBN branches became necessary as the federal government and the CBN have failed to show any commitment to addressing the situation.

Ajaero lamented that despite the supreme court order that the old N200, N500, and N1000 notes remain legal tender until December 31, 2023, the situation kept getting worse.

He said workers could not access cash to pay fares to work or buy food for their families.

He also criticized the pricing irregularities in the petroleum sector.

“Last week, we gave an ultimatum for the review of the cash crunch bedeviling the country, but we have discovered to our dismay that, at this moment, not much effort has been made to ameliorate the situation, and the government is still foot-dragging on these issues we raised,” Ajaero said.

“Based on this, we met again this morning to review our position and resolved that by Wednesday next week all CBN branches will be picketed; workers are directed to stay at home too because people cannot eat; workers can no longer go to the office; we have been pushed to the wall.”

“We have decided to take our destiny into our own hands; we have mobilized our workers on this exercise.”

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