The Niger state council of the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC and Trade Union Congress TUC has directed all it’s affiliates in the state to proceed on seven day warning strike over inability of the state government to meet it’s demands.

This is contained in a communique by the NLC Chairman, Comrade Yakubu Garba during an expanded State Executive Council SEC meeting in Minna.

According to the communique the seven day warning strike is due to lingering payment of salaries of Civil Servants in Niger state on percentage.

It however directs it’s affiliates in the state to commence the industrial action effective midnight Sunday the sixth of this month.

While those operating at the local government councils to proceed on the midnight of Thursday third of this month.

NLC in Niger state also expressed shock over the lack of concern by Governor Abubakar Sani Bello led administration on the plight of primary school pupils and teachers who had been at home for eight weeks in protest of payment of salaries on percentage without government response.