Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) declares strike, to shut down economy.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has declared a two-day strike and it intends to embark on an indefinite strike in 21 days’ time.
The NLC took the decision at its powerful National Executive Council meeting on Friday. The strike starts on Tuesday, 5 September, 2023. The congress released a statement after the meeting. The NLC president and its secretary Joe Ajaero and Emmanuel Ugboaja respectively signed the statement.
The congress said that it resolved to embark on strike because the administration of Bola Tinubu has failed to have a dialogue with the labour union. The administration removed the subsidy on fuel to plunge more millions of Nigerians into poverty.
The NLC listed some of its agitations to include the planned and ongoing demolition of buildings in the Federal Capital Territory. The congress also accused the Nigerian police of laying a siege at the national headquarters of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) among others.
NLC NEC resolved “To embark on a total and indefinite shutdown of the nation within 14 working days or 21 days from today until steps are taken by the government to address the excruciating mass suffering and impoverishment being experienced around the country
“To commence a two-day nationwide warning strike on Tuesday & Wednesday the 5th & 6th of September, 2023 to demonstrate our readiness for the indefinite strike later in the month and to also demand that the state vacates the illegally occupied National Headquarters of the National Union of Road Transport Workers
” To embark on a mass protest and rally in Imo State within this month of September 2023 in preparation for a major shutdown of the state to compel the state government to stop the abuse and violation of the rights and privileges of workers and trade unions in the state.
“To begin the shutdown of the operations of Airpeace Airline and other companies in the aviation sector that are involved in serial violation of the rights of workers in the sector to freedom of association and to collectively bargain and organize.
“To call on communities around the nation to stop taking the law into their own hands but report to the authorities for amicable resolution any matter involving members of the Amalgamated Union of Food Stuffs and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria which is one of our affiliates”.
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