Fresh industrial action in the Nigerian labour force may be brewing after the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), gave the Federal Government notice of a nationwide strike, effective in 14 days.
Africa Today News, New York understands that their complaint is coming as a result the failure of the government to implement the 16-point agreement between organized labor (NLC and TUC) and the Federal Government on October 2, 2023.
The leaders of the NLC and TUC have expressed concern that, despite the diligent efforts of organized labor to promote harmony in the workplace, the government appears unaffected by the widespread suffering and hardship in the country.
NLC and TUC, in a statement, lamented that “it is regrettable that we are compelled to resort to such measures, but the persistent neglect of the welfare of citizens and Nigerian workers and the massive hardship leave us with no choice”.
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“Constrained by this development and recognising the urgency of the situation and the imperative of ensuring the protection and defence of the rights and dignity of Nigerian workers and citizens, the NLC and TUC hereby issue a stern ultimatum to the Federal Government to honour their part of the understanding within 14 days from tomorrow, the 9th day of February 2024,” the statement added.
Recall that the NLC had berated President Bola Tinubu over the economic hardship in the country, which it claimed was worsening and pushing Nigerians into misery.
The President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, who faulted Tinubu’s economic reforms at the 21st Daily Trust Dialogue in Abuja, warned the President against heeding the advice of the World Bank as well as the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
However, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who was at the event, disagreed with Ajaero’s criticism.
He assured Nigerians that they would soon start enjoying the benefits of the reforms of the President.
Africa Today News, New York reports that following Tinubu’s removal of the fuel subsidy on his assumption of office on May 29, 2023, prices of goods and services went up.