The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has explained the reasons behind the suspension of its planned nationwide strike action over the recent hikes in fuel prices as a result of subsidy removal. SaharaReporters had reported that the union changed its direction after meeting with the delegates of the Nigerian government at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday. The union had announced that some measures had been put in place and an agreement was reached for the strike not to go on as planned.
June 6, 2023SaharaReporters had reported that the union changed its direction after meeting with the delegates of the Nigerian government at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday.
The union had announced that some measures had been put in place and an agreement was reached for the strike not to go on as planned. According to the National Executive Council of the NLC, it also considered “the mood of the Socio-polity last elections and the need to pursue national stability.
It said it also resolved to “demonstrate to the government the need to comply with the laws of the land, especially as it concerns obedience to the rulings of the Courts and their brazen disregard to the 2023 Appropriation Act”.
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