Barring no last minutes intervention, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria will embark on indefinite strike from Tuesday, October 3, 2023.
October 2 is public holiday for Nigeria’s independence as October 1 falls on Sunday.
NLC president Joe Ajaero and Festus Osifo, president of TUC, agreed to the strike which will paralyze the nation’s economy after their separate Emergency National Executive Council (NEC), meetings in Abuja today, Tuesday.
A communique jointly read by the two Presidents, noted that the indefinite strike was due to the insensitivity of the government to the plight of Nigerians occasioned by the removal of petrol subsidy.
The communique also stated that the decision to go on the indefinite strike was reached due to the continuous demonstration of unwillingness and complete lack of initiative by the government.
The two unions enjoined their state chapters to mobilize workers for protests across the country.
Recall that NLC had earlier embarked on a two-day warning strike from Tuesday, September 5, to Wednesday, September 6, 2023.
However, Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong has appealed to the labour leadership to stop the planned strike.
The minister assured them that the Federal Government is determined to address the concerns raised.