NLC/TUC Nationwide Strike: APC Chieftain Asks Labour Leaders to Bear with FG

• Obidike Chukwuebuka, an APC chieftain, has urged Nigerian labour unions to postpone their scheduled nationwide strike, which is set to begin on October 3, 2023
• The strike is in response to perceived failures in the implementation of policies aimed at alleviating the impact of the removal of the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) by the Bola Tinubu government
• Obidike praised the unions for their patience but advised them to trust in the federal government’s efforts

FCT, Abuja – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Obidike Chukwuebuka, has called on Nigerian labour unions to bear with the federal government and shelve their planned nationwide strike.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had on Tuesday, September 26, resolved to ground activities nationwide from Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

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This follows what the Labour Unions tagged as the “failure” of the Bola Tinubu government to successfully implement policies to alleviate the sufferings of Nigerians following the removal of the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).

The strike will further stifle the economy, says Obidike

Commenting on the development, Obidike commended the union for their patriotic efforts and patience but pleaded with them not to embark on strike as it would further stifle the economy.

He charged the union to keep faith with the federal government as President Tinubu is doing everything possible to see that Nigerian workers smile.

“The planned increase in minimum wage by the federal government is proof that the government is ready to end the long-aged labor tussle,” Obidike told Legit.ng.

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Meanwhile, the federal government has made moves to avert the proposed nationwide lockdown.

Tinubu’s negotiation team, headed by the minister of labour and employment, Simon Lalong, in a desperate move to avert the planned nationwide strike summoned an emergency meeting with the NL and TUC leaders on Friday, September 29.

It was gathered that the government had earlier fixed the meeting for 12 noon, but it had to be shifted to the evening to enable unions to reach out to their leaders outside Abuja.

Source: Legit.ng