Onanuga also noted that many of the members of the NLC and TUC are members and supporters of the Labour Party (LP)
By Kehinde Okeowo
President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has accused the organised labour of playing politics after commencing a nationwide strike on Monday.
He also claimed that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) with their actions are harming the people they ought to be fighting for.
Speaking via his X handle, Onanuga went on to lament that sick people cannot have access to medical care at government hospitals due to the nationwide strike.
The President’s aide, however, noted that many of the members of the two central unions, NLC and TUC are members and supporters of the Labour Party.
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Speaking via his verified social media page, Onanuga tweeted: “It’s saddening that Labour could go to this extreme. But it is not surprising to the perceptive minds. Labour is harming the Nigerian people they claim to be fighting for. Today, many sick Nigerians cannot access medical care at government hospitals.
“Not even those with critical medical conditions. It appears labour is playing politics by other means. Many of the affiliates of the two central unions, NLC and TUC are members and supporters of the Labour Party.
“They logically bear ill will and grudges against the Tinubu administration. Otherwise, the issue they claim to be fighting for cannot be resolved by blackmail or sabotage, they cannot even be resolved by the Federal Government unilaterally, the Labour leaders will still have to return to the negotiating table.”
Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress began an industrial action on Monday, following federal government’s failure to meet the unions’ minimum wage demand.
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