Kogi State workers, Tuesday, failed to turn up in their numbers to celebrate the 2018 May Day.
The day was celebrated in Lokoja on a low key owing to the fact that workers are protesting non payment of several months salaries by the state government.
The usual rituals of the day which include match past from workers and solidarity songs could not be held as very few workers were present at the Lokoja Confluence Stadium, venue of this year’s celebration could not hide their grievances on the way their employer is handling the issues of workers’ welfare.
According to some workers who spoke with reporters, the apathy was a reflection of the hard times workers were going through at this time.
“From where do you want somebody who has not been paid for 5 months get transport fare just to come and listen to rhetorics that will not change anything?” a worker who preferred anonymity said.
He described this years celebration as the worst in recent years.