By Oluwatosin Maliki
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have unanimously declared indefinite nationwide strike which would commence Tuesday, October 3.
The leaders of the NLC and TUC union, held a joint press briefing in Abuja, the nation’s capital on Tuesday.
The leaders of the unions asked their state chapters to mobilize for protests across the country.
Quest Times gathered that the leaders of the two labour centres have settled their differences that made only NLC embark on a two-day warning strike without the participation of TUC.
According to the notice of meeting signed by the NLC Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, the meeting is holding virtually.
Recall, that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong had pleaded with NLC leadership not to embark on the planned strike, promising them that the Federal Government is determined to address the concerns raised.
In addition, the minister also pointed out that one of the major demands of the NLC in their last meeting has been met, which has to do with the release of the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Road Transport workers.
In a statement released by the spokesman of the ministry’s Olajide Oshundu, urged the workers’ unions to be patient with the government and give them a little more time to address other issues.
On Tuesday, September 5 and Wednesday 6, 2023, NLC embarked on a two-day warning strike to force the government to address the mass suffering of Nigerians, especially workers.
According to sources, they said that the two unions after their separate organs’ meetings, commenced a joint press briefing at 3 p.m. on Tuesday to announce an indefinite nationwide strike as a result of the Federal Government’s failure to address the suffering and other socioeconomic hardships occasioned by the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol.