BREAKING:‎ Protesting journalists shutdown OGBC in Ogun state

Premium Times is reporting that unpaid journalists working with the ‎Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation (OGBC) have shut down the broadcast station. According to the report, the workers locked their offices as they began an indefinite strike on Wednesday, May 10 morning. Protesting staff members sitting outside the offices of OGBC on Wednesday Premium Times is reporting that unpaid journalists working with the ‎Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation (OGBC) have shut down the broadcast station. The workers kicked off three separate notices by the radio workers to the management on the non-payment of their entitlements put at about N148,260,000. Doors of OGBC chained up by protesting workers Chairman‎ of Nigerian Union of Journalists Abiodun Ogundipe and Chairman of Radio Television and Theater Arts Workers Union had issued 21, 7 and 3 days warnings respectively to the management to pay the workers’ dues but nothing happened. ‎ The workers arrived at about 4.30 am armed with chain and padlock and locked up the door leading to the studio and other offices. Police officers have been drafted to the premises of the OGBC to maintain peace ‎The General Manager and other management staff of the station were also locked out of their offices. The management has however invited the police to the broadcast station maintain peace. Details later.