Tinubu to avert strike as workers palliative underway
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was making moves to meet the demands by the organised labour to avert nationwide strike from October 3.
Part of the efforts to avert the strike, according the Ministry of Labour, is the proposed announcement of a palliative package for Nigerian workers during the Presidential speech to mark the Independence Day on October 1.
In an obvious move to avert a total shutdown of economic activities, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will announce a palliative package for Nigerian workers during his Independence Day speech on October 1.
Olajide Oshundun, spokesperson of the Ministry of Labour made this known amid the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Congress (TUC) plan to embark on an indefinite strike with effect from Tuesday, October 3.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Congress (TUC) on Tuesday, announced their plan to shutdown the economic activities to protest the alleged failure of the government to provide post-subsidy palliatives for workers.
Ministry of Labour it has scheduled a last-minute meeting with labour leaders that will centre on the pronouncements to be made by President Tinubu during his October 1 Independence Day broadcast.
According to him, Tinubu is expected to unveil the palliative package for workers in the customary presidential speech to commemorate Nigeria’s Independence Day.
The Ministry added that the minister of labour, Simon Lalong, had met one of the NLC’s demands which was the release of the factional national president of the National Association of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Tajudeen Baruwa, from police custody.
“We will avert the strike. We got the news of their intention to go on strike. They need to be rest assured that there will be a pronouncement in the October 1 speech of Mr President for Nigerian workers,” Oshundun said.
‘’The ministry is working assiduously to meet with the second aspect of the demand which focuses on the wage award. We have already secured the release of the NURTW factional chairman.
