The Abia State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress has been in an indefinite strike due to the failure of the state government to clear backlog of unpaid salaries and pensions arrears. The strike was made public during a protest by the members of the union in Umuahia, the state capital on Tuesday. The protest was led by Chris Onyeka, who said the protest was prompted by the directive of NLC National President Joe Ajero on the need to pay Abia workers their salaries arreARS. The state government was given 14 days ultimatum to address the problems associated with payment of salaries owed to abia workers, which expired on Monday February 28, 2023, hence the indefinite strike to press home the demand. The Abia government is resorting to intimidation of workers to prevent the strike from being ended.