The Presidency Rejects NLC And TUC's Nationwide Strike, Says Ajaero
The President informs NLC and TUC that it is an abuse of authority to punish an entire nation for a personal issue
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) members are now on a statewide strike, which has been called off by the presidency.
The President informs NLC and TUC that it is an abuse of authority to punish an entire nation for a personal issue.
The assault on NLC President Joe Ajaero during a protest in Imo State last week led to a strike by labor unions.
According to a statement released by Bayo Onanuga, the President's Special Advisor on Information and Strategy, "calling out workers on a national strike over a personal issue of a labor leader despite a clear court order against any industrial action amounts to an abuse of privilege."
"Power at any level should never be used to settle personal scores. Rather, it should be used to promote collective progress and advance national interest.
"This flagrant disobedience to court order and lack of respect for the judiciary should not be what the organised Labour would champion.
"The labour movement has always been a champion of rule of law and respect for the judiciary. It is a sad irony that the current labour leaders have shown disdain and utter disregard for court order.
"What the strike notice issued Monday night after official hours suggests is it's designed for a sinister and hidden agenda to cause undue hardship and cause civil disturbance in our country.
"This decision by the NLC and TUC other than being an ego tripping move is clearly unwarranted. It is an attempt to blackmail the government by the leadership of the NLC.
"We are still at a loss as to why the NLC and TUC decided to punish a whole country of over 200million people over a personal matter involving the NLC President, Mr. Joe Ajaero, whose error of judgment led to an assault on him in Owerri while he was planning to incite the workers in Imo State into a needless strike."
Recall that the Federal Government obtained a restraining order on Friday to prevent organized labor from initiating strikes on November 14.
The restraining order was issued by Justice Benedict Bakwaph Kanyip, the President of the court, in response to an ex-parte motion submitted by the Federal Government.
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