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Monday, October 11th, 2004 HOME | Previous Page Workers close offices in Asaba, police warn against rallies By Tunke-Aye Bisina Reporter, Asaba   Workers in Delta State at the weekend closed all government offices in Asaba ahead of the strike, while the police have threatened to deal with anyone that causes a breach of public peace. Chairman of the Delta State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr. Mike Okeme, said in a telephone interview on Sunday that all government offices were going to be locked up by 6 p.m, stressing that they had perfected all their strategies. Okeme said workers have been fully mobilised for the strike, adding that it is going to be a total strike and urged the people to join labour in forcing government to revert to the old prices of petroleum products. Labour, he said, was not going to be intimidated in its resolve to go ahead with the strike, adding that the leadership had just met to put finishing touches to their strategies and were billed to meet with market women later in the day to seek their support. The police commissioner, Mr. Charles Akaya, who issued the warning in a statement, declared that the Public Order Act of 1979 was still in force. �The Act provides that public rallies, processions and meetings will be illegal if permit has not been obtained. Application for the purpose should be processed to the office of the Commissioner of Police 48 hours before the occasion for consideration,� he sated. According to Akaya, anything done contrary to the provisions of the act would not be tolerated and advised, �that nobody should allow himself or herself to be used by any body or group to crate unnecessary tension in the land.� He said intelligence report indicated that some group of persons were planning to hijack the situation caused by the recent increase in fuel price to foment trouble. Copyright� 2004. All Rights Reserved. Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected] Designed By Powered By DNet.

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