Sultan of Sokoto Sa’ad Abubakar has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress to call off their industrial action, which has partially paralyzed all activities in the country.
Labour unions are fighting for a new minimum wage and a return to the old electricity tarrif of N66 which the Federal Government has increased to N225 through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
The organized labour said that the government has failed to come up with acceptable offer of a new wage in tandem with the economic realities. Therefore, it asked all it members across the federation to stay at home.
The sultan reacted through his media team calling on the labour to be considerate. He said that the overbearing effects of the action on Nigerians should be considered.
The Sultan said, “The Labour leaders should consider the overbearing effects of the strike action they plan to embark upon in the wellbeing of the same Nigerians, whose interest they are fighting to protect, and therefore shelve the industrial action.
“We appeal to Labour not to take the nation through another leg of hardship because that exactly is what will happen, if they make good their plan to go on this strike. They should try to listen to the government while the government should listen to them and both parties arrive at a conclusion that will be beneficial to all Nigerians with the working class inclusive.
“Having been personally involved in such negotiations between the labour and government in the past, he was aware of the fact that the labour leaders are doing what is right making a case of better welfare for their class of fellow workers but that, they should do it in a way that will not plunge the nation into further hardship and difficult situation.”
“You are doing what is right for your class of fellow workers but you should do it within the ambit of compassion and see strike always as the last option,” sultan said.
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