The Federal Workers Forum has threatened to mobilise federal workers for an indefinite nationwide strike over rising insecurity in the country and unresolved wage issues.
The forum, in a communiqué issued after an online meeting on Saturday, upbraided the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress for not rising to the occasion and providing leadership in this regard.
In the communiqué signed by the national coordinator and secretary, Messrs Emelieze and Ayo Ogundele, respectively, and made available to newsmen in Ibadan on Sunday, the forum accused the Federal Government of exploiting workers and failing to guarantee their safety.
The group said an online poll of its members overwhelmingly backed immediate strike action to address the current hardship and insecurity crisis confronting Nigeria.
It said the July 2024 minimum wage adjustment has been a hoax for federal workers.
According to the forum, only N40,000 was added flat to salaries across all grade levels, and the amount was taxed, leaving workers with much less.
The group also alleged that the promised 40 per cent peculiar allowance, which the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, said would take effect from May 1, 2026, was later denounced by the Office of the Accountant-General.
“May 2026 salaries have been paid, but no wage award was given as promised by the Minister of Finance, and consequential adjustments remain outstanding.
“Federal workers are already getting used to forfeiting their promotion arrears and, as a matter of fact, some salaries and numerous
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