JUST-IN: Federal Gov’t Begs NLC To Shelve Planned Nationwide Strike

The federal government on Monday urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to suspend its planned two-day nationwide warning strike scheduled to begin on Tuesday.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, made the appeal in a briefing with journalists in Abuja.

The organised labour is embarking on the warning strike following the grievances that the federal government has failed to meet demands raised on critical issues affecting Nigerians and the consequences of the fuel subsidy removal.

But the minister said that the government was working to address the concerns of the labour movement and the Nigerian people, and asked for more time for the federal government to implement the necessary palliatives measures.

He also assured Nigerian workers that the government would never take them for granted nor fail to appreciate their support and understanding.

Although he noted that the ministry is yet to received a formal notification of the strike from the NLC, as required by law, but said in the coming weeks, additional palliatives measures will be announced.

He added that the strike will reverse the gains already made by the government in securing a better future for Nigerian workers and citizens.

He said, “It has become pertinent to appeal to the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to suspend its intended two-day warning strike, as such action would be detrimental to the gains already being recorded on our course to securing a greater future for Nigerian workers and citizens at large.

Furthermore, I would request that the Comrade Leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress gives this government some time to settle and address the issues on the ground holistically.”