The workers, under the aegis of the National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers (NUCECFWW) as well as the Construction and Civil Engineering Senior Staff Association (CCESSA), had last Friday directed their members to begin the warning strike today, despite the appeal by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, for them to shelve the planned action.

They premised their action on the alleged failure of their employers, the Federation of Construction Industry (FOCI), to negotiate the payment of N35,000 minimum wage.

The construction workers accused the FOCI of deliberately frustrating negotiations on the wage award, even after the involvement of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.