The Oyo State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC brought operations at the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company IBEDC to a standstill today, staging a massive protest over the recent dismissal of over 3,000 employees.
Led by its Chairman, Kayode Martin, the union members barricaded the entrance to the IBEDC office, shutting down the facility and causing traffic disruption in the Challenge to Dugbe area of Ibadan.
The protesters, chanting solidarity songs, demanded the immediate reinstatement of the sacked workers and the payment of the national minimum wage.
Martin condemned the actions of outsourcing agents associated with IBEDC, accusing them of exploiting workers through unpaid minimum wages and unexplained salary deductions.
