The Niger State government has pleaded with the organised Labor to shelf its proposed strike and dialogue with it.
Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism Mr. Jonathan Tsado Vatsa urged labour not see strike as a solution to the problem, but that dialogue remained the only solution to the impasse.
Vatsa was yesterday reacting to news of the proposed strike. He called on labour and the workers to bear with the government and pray for the improvement of the economy.
The commissioner lamented that the problem was not a creation of the present administration but a result of the elitist misrule in the last 16 years.
Similarly, Acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Mohammed Liman advised labour to be patient with the government. He said the government needed the support of everybody.
“The governor means well for the state. He has a good heart and Nigerlites, labour inclusive, should support this plan. The tough time will soon be over. It is the sacrifice we all have to make for a better tomorrow.
“Our party supports the 70/30 per cent sharing formula as there is no wisdom in using the whole revenue to pay salaries,” Liman said.
Governor Sani Bello proposed a 70/30 sharing formula for the state’s federal allocation; 70 per cent for salaries and 30 per cent for infrastructural development.
He said the plan was not designed to deliberately deny workers their entitlements but should be seen as a “bitter pill to meet our needs”.