The workers have been on strike for seven months.
Striking workers in Plateau State, Thursday, stopped the 2013 budget presentation by the Executive to the State House of Assembly.
The Nigeria Labour Congress, Tuesday, joined the striking Local Government workers in the state. The local government workers had been on strike for about 7 months demanding the full implementation of the N18, 000 minimum wage.
Reports also indicate that the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Barko, was manhandled by the protesting workers on Thursday morning.
Some protesters had, Tuesday, burnt the homes of three public officials including a commissioner during the protest.
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