FG APPEALS TO NLC LEADERS TO SUSPEND PLANNED TWO-DAY WARNING STRIKE
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The Nigeria Labour Congress’ (NLC) planned two-day warning strike, which was set to start on Tuesday, has been urged to be postponed by the Federal Government.
Simon Lalong, the minister of labour and employment, made the statement on Monday in Abuja.
He cited a number of factors, including the reversal of FG’s prior gains, as the basis for the appeal while pledging to address the competing concerns highlighted by the NLC comprehensively if given some time to get used to his new position.
Lalong said, “It has become pertinent to appeal to the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to suspend its intended two-day warning strike, as such action would be detrimental to the gains already being recorded on our course to securing a greater future for Nigerian workers and citizens at large.
“Furthermore, I would request that the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress gives this government some time to settle and address the issues on the ground holistically.
“It should be realised that the cabinet of this administration was only recently sworn in by Mr. President and all cabinet members have hit the ground running by receiving briefings from their MDAs.
“Therefore, the issues raised by the leadership of the NLC are some issues that I and the Hon. Minister of State for Labour and Employment are being briefed upon. In the next few weeks, we intend to address them holistically.
We will continue to pursue measures that will generate a significant number of jobs across all economic sectors and examine any recent problems brought on by government actions. We can’t accomplish this without an environment of industrial peace, he continued.
The minister added that although the ministry had not yet received from the NLC the notification of the planned strike needed by law, the ministry would be meeting with the labour leaders on Monday at 3 p.m. with the goal of putting an end to the strike.
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