Nationwide strike: Presidency accuses NLC, TUC of abuse of privilege and energy

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The presidency has described the nationwide strike being embarked by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Commerce Union Congress (TUC) as an abuse of privilege.

It accused the organized labour of calling out employees on a nationwide strike over a private concern of a labour chief regardless of a transparent courtroom order, including that energy ought to by no means be used to settle private scores however relatively to advertise collective progress and advance nationwide curiosity.

This disclosure is contained in a press release issued by the Particular Adviser to the President on Info and Technique, Bayo Onanuga, who stated the choice by NLC and TUC was an ego-tripping transfer and is clearly unwarranted.

Onanuga within the assertion maintained that the nationwide economic system and social actions shouldn’t endure due to the non-public curiosity of any labour chief.

Strike is prohibited, immoral, irresponsible and unacceptable

Whereas describing the strike motion of the NLC and TUC as flagrant disobedience to courtroom order and lack of respect for the judiciary, Onanuga insisted that the strike is prohibited, immoral, unjustifiable and irresponsible.

Onanugua stated,

‘’We discover with dismay the choice by the Nigerian Labour Congress and Commerce Union Congress to name out employees to start a strike motion from midnight, regardless of a restraining order issued final week by Justice Benedict Backwash Kanyip of the Nationwide Industrial Courtroom.
‘’This choice by the NLC and TUC apart from being an ego tripping transfer is clearly unwarranted. It’s an try and blackmail the federal government by the management of the NLWe are nonetheless at a loss as to why the NLC and TUC determined to punish a complete nation of over 200million folks over a private matter involving the NLC President, Mr. Joe Ajaero, whose error of judgment led to assault on him in Owerri whereas he was planning to incite the employees in Imo State right into a pointless strike.
‘’Whereas the Federal authorities doesn’t condone any type of violence and assault on any citizen of Nigeria no matter his or her social and financial standing, it’s on report that the Inspector Common of Police has ordered investigation into what occurred to Mr. Ajaero whereas the Commissioner of Police in Imo State below whose watch the incident occurred has been transferred out of the state.
‘’Calling out employees on a nationwide strike over a private concern of a labour chief regardless of a transparent courtroom order in opposition to any industrial motion quantities to an abuse of privilege. Energy at any stage ought to by no means be used to settle private scores. Reasonably, it ought to be used to advertise collective progress and advance nationwide curiosity.
‘’Our nationwide economic system and social actions shouldn’t endure due to the non-public curiosity of any labour chief.
‘’This flagrant disobedience to courtroom order and lack of respect for the judiciary shouldn’t be what the organised Labour would champion.
‘’The labour motion has all the time been a champion of rule of legislation and respect for the judiciary. It’s a unhappy irony that the present labour leaders have proven disdain and utter disregard for courtroom order.
We reiterate that this strike motion is prohibited, immoral, unjustifiable and irresponsible. What the strike discover issued Monday evening after official hours suggests is it’s designed for a sinister and hidden agenda to trigger undue hardship and trigger civil disturbance in our nation. That is unacceptable.’’