In a letter to the state governor, Rochas Okorocha, dated August 21, 2017, which was jointly signed by the state’s NLC Chairman, Austine Chilakpu; his Trade Union Congress counterpart, Akalazu Paul; and the Joint Negotiation Council Chairman, Aloy Iwuanyanwu, and made available to journalists on Thursday, the unionists argued that the synergy among ministries and departments in the state would disappear immediately if they were made to operate from different locations in the state.
The labour leaders said the plan would inflict untold hardship on citizens of the state, who would no longer be able to conclude transactions involving two or more ministries or agencies in one location.
“Added to the above, the workers will be plunged into abject poverty and the risk of having to travel from one location to another (should also be considered). They will