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At the last count, 14 labour unions had written to their members, directing them to join the shutdown.
The warning strike is a last resort to pressure the government to rescind its decision over the recent mass sack of workers.
Earlier, sources had informed our correspondent that government officials and labour leaders had been in talks on how to avert the strike action.
The talks apparently fell apart, with the Kaduna State Government on Saturday warning that it would not be blackmailed by a proposed strike action, and directed civil servants to report for work on Monday.
We’ll not succumb to blackmail – Govt
Views: Visits 4 PHOTO: NAN Motorists in Kaduna on Sunday thronged petrol stations to fuel their vehicles as the five-day warning strike directed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kaduna State begins. The NLC had on May 10 said it would ground all activities in the state from May 16, as it begins a warning strike over the irregular sack of civil servants by the state government. Following the directive, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) also directed its members to shut down services in Kaduna State from May 16. This development has forced motorists into panic buying of fuel in preparation for the five-day warning strike.
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