The Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas yesterday expressed concern over organised Labour’s
yesterday expressed concern over organised Labour’s resolve to embark on an indefinite strike on October 3.
The Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress announced their decision to proceed with the strike at a joint news conference in Abuja. Some of the demands are wage award, tax exemption, payment of allowances to public sector workers, provision of Compressed Natural Gas buses and release of modalities for the payment of N70 billion to Small and Medium Enterprises.
NLC President Joe Ajaero and and his TUC counterpart, Festus Osifo, who addressed the news conference, said labour took the decision because the government has not in “any substantial way, met the demands as previously canvassed in our mutually agreed roadmap” to averting work boycott.
The OPSN members are the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria , Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture , Nigeria Employers Consultative Association , Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises , and Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industrialists …
“We are worried that adequate consideration is not given to the dire situation of the economy and the devastating/disruptive impact that a nationwide strike will have on the country at this time,’ it added. “Adequate consideration should be given to the grim state of the economy and the possible unintended consequences of social unrest that may result from the protests.”
He said “Our economic challenges remain as daunting as they were before the recess. The country is challenged on several economic fronts: the cost of living crisis occasioned by the high cost of energy, the cost of food is skyrocketing daily, lack of livable wages, the negative effects of the unpredictable and fluctuating foreign exchange rates, a disappearing middle class and a host of other issues.
Umahi stated this while briefing officials of his ministry on his inspection tour of roads in the Southwest, Southeast, Southsouth as well as parts of the Northcentral and Northwest zones in Abuja. “If you go on strike, I will make some of you to be arrested. We will go on strike when we have solved the mess we created by not supervising the projects, and by jerking up the cost of projects. *Why workers boycott work from Oct. 3, by Ajaero, Osifo
“The government has continued to grandstand and forestall all avenues to peaceful dialogue with organised labour on ways to save Nigerians from the huge hunger and suffering experienced across the nation as a result of the unconscionable hike in the price of petrol by the government.
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