NLC declared a nationwide strike beginning from Monday, June 3, 2024 over the tripartite committee’s inability to agree on a new minimum wage and hike in electricity tariff.
The President of the TUC, Festus Osifo at a joint news conference with the leadership of the NLC announced the proposed strike on Friday.
According to the labour leaders, the decision follows the expiration of an earlier request to the Federal Government to conclude all negotiations for a new minimum wage before the end of May.
However, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed, in an interview, said the interest of the masses should be the top priority of Organised Labour.
“The government is pleading with Labour to reconsider its position. The FG has already made an offer of N60,000, and whatever the government does is in the interest of Nigerians.
“We won’t like to do something that will throw the country into another problem.
“We expect that they will see reason with the government. That is why we are calling on them to show understanding by not embarking on the strike because we don’t want that at this point. A strike is not the solution to our problem.
”We are continuing our negotiation with them. The minister and other stakeholders are still talking to them and we believe that we will find a common ground.”
