NLC and TUC issued a 14-day nationwide strike notice to the Federal Government on Wednesday
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Friday, replied the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, saying the union does not enjoy embarking on industrial actions despite issuing ultimatums.
TheNiche had earlier reported that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), issued a 14-day nationwide strike notice to the Federal Government on Wednesday.
Their grouse of the two unions is the non-implementation of the 16-point agreement between organised labour (NLC and TUC) and the Federal Government on October 2, 2023 despite the hardship confronting Nigerians
Responding to the ultimatum on behalf of the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government, the Information Minister appealed to the NLC and the TUC to shelve the planned strike.
Idris said: “Well, we appeal to labour to always see reason with the government. It is not in the government’s interest for the labour to continue to go on strike.”
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However, speaking on the development, the NLC Head of International Relations, Uchenna Ekwe, said the union only wants the right thing to be done and not embark on persistent industrial action.
He said the union issues an ultimatum only when the government fails to meet up with the its reminders.
Featuring on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, Ekwe said: “Usually people see when NLC starts putting warning and if you notice the comments, people will say we don’t want a strike, it will disrupt.
“Balancing all these, Let me make this clear, the NLC is actually never interested in a strike, we don’t want a strike; we want the right things to be done.
“Before you see us issue a public ultimatum, there must have been many communications that are not meant public to the government system calling their attention to probably an agreement like in this case.”
