Residents of Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the disruption of basic services in public schools and primary healthcare centers following an ongoing strike by local government workers. Speaking in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), residents described the situation as distressing, noting that the shutdown has worsened the hardship for families who depend on public facilities. The FCT Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) directed its members to commence an indefinite strike on Tuesday, January 27. He recalled a previous strike that disrupted an entire school term, forcing public school pupils to resume classes while their private school peers were already on holiday. A NAN correspondent who visited the council secretariat observed that the institution was operating at skeletal levels, with most administrative services suspended.