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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, advised Nigerians to disregard reports of a probable suspension of its planned nationwide strike, which is set to begin on Wednesday.
The Congress, on Tuesday night, disclosed this in a brief statement signed by its national president, Joe Ajaero, that the protests would go place as planned in major cities around the country.
Earlier, during a press conference at the State House, NLC Secretary-General Emmanuel Ugboaja stated that the Congress might alter its stance on the proposed strike action.
Ugboaja’s statement sparked a flurry of controversy, with reports of a probable suspension making headlines across the country.
The terse statement which was posted on the official Twitter handle of the NLC @NLCheadquarters reads, “Ignore fake rumours, NLC is never divided. We are one united and strong labour centre. The protest rally will be held Tomorrow (Wednesday) nationwide.”
Earlier, Ajaero, in a chat with our reporter noted that the NLC had no reason to suspend its proposed strike.
“We have no reasons to call off the planned protest. If we suspend or call it off, you will know. I can tell you that the mobilisation is very high,” Ajaero said.
The Meridian Spy had reported that the government and the organised labour have been at loggerheads following the removal of subsidy by President Tinubu on May 29, 2023. In an effort to foster negotiations, the government set up a committee to look into the demands of the organised labour.
Though the committee was given a total of eight weeks to come up with a suitable plan for workers and Nigerians at large, the labour leaders insisted that the committee had continued to show a lack of commitment towards their duty.
An earlier move by the labour leaders to embark on strike was resisted by the government with a court order obtained by the Federal Ministry of Justice barring the unions from embarking on strike.
