Commuters on Monday were stranded at various motor parks and the train station at Rigasa in Kaduna metropolis, following the strike declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC).
At least 14 labour unions have joined the four-day warning strike beginning mid-night on Sunday in Kaduna state, following the directive of the (NLC.
The warning strike, according to the NLC, is a last resort to pressure the state government to rescind its decision on the recent mass sack of workers.
Last week, the NLC had vowed to shut the train station, airport and other key places in the state over what it described as anti-labour policies of the Kaduna State Government.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Sunday knocked off all its 33KV lines in Kaduna state, thereby throwing the state into total darkness.
The state Governor Nasir El-Rufai had said his government would not bow to blackmail, insisting that it was not sustainable for the state to spend over 90 percent of federal allocation on salaries and personnel costs.
But the NLC leadership said it would not back down until the government backs down on its “anti-people policies”.
The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba and other members of the union as well as general secretaries of affiliates arrived Kaduna on Sunday to ensure full compliance with the labour directives.