Rivers NLC Threatens Strike Over Unpaid LG Workers’ Salaries, Minimum Wage

The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress in Rivers State has decried the non-payment of salaries of local government workers in the state since February.

NLC threatened that if the LG workers’ salaries were not paid along with that of March by the end of the month, it would have no choice but to withdraw its members from rendering services.

The state NLC Chairman, Alex Agwanwor, stated this at a news briefing shortly after a meeting of the body’s state executive council in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Thursday.

Agwanwor also called for the implementation of the minimum wage in the local government areas of the state by the end of March.

He said the NLC also aligns with the position of the national leadership of the organised labour on the state of emergency in Rivers State.

He added, “Salaries of all public workers in the Rivers State Civil Service should be paid on or before the end of March.

9News Nigeria reports that part of the statement revealed; “And the council also resolved that if by the end of this March that salaries of workers in the local government and the minimum wage is the not implemented in the local government and the salaries of workers in the public sector and all other public sectors under Rivers State Government are not paid that the state council will begin to initiative steps to withdraw our members from services in all the local governments and public service.”

The state NLC boss said workers are not partisan and should not, by any means, suffer from the political crisis in the state.

“The executive has also resolved that Rivers workers are not partisan and cannot suffer in the midst of all these crises.

“Workers’ salaries, most especially at the local government levels, have not been paid since February 2025 to date.

“And we also demand the immediate implementation of the minimum wage at the local government levels in Rivers State by the end of this month.

“And that salaries of all local government workers are to be paid on or before the end of March or we will withdraw our services,” he said.