Both federal and state civil servants in Calabar, the Cross River State capital joined in the nationwide NLC strike protesting the hike in petrol price.
Public schools as well as the state secretariat remained locked.
Labour unions took to major streets of Calabar in a solidarity walk carrying placards with different inscriptions to convey their disapproval over the hike in petrol price and electricity tariff by the Buhari-led administration.
The labour unions are demanding that the President see to it that the nation’s refineries begin to function and salaries of civil servants are increased before government can increase petroleum pump price.
