NLC, TUC nationwide strike get mixed response for different states.
Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) nationwide strike get mixed compliance for different states yesterday. Some states shut down with banks, public schools, courts, and others closed, while others get partial compliance and some no gree comply.
Dem follow the directives for Lagos, Anambra, Abia, Ebonyi, Kebbi, and Edo, among others.
For Kano, banks and schools lock, and government stop qualifying exams. For Osogbo, Osun State capital, schools close with police dey provide security to prevent kasala.
Imo get partial compliance as banks open for business.
But for Enugu and Abuja, workers no gree follow the strike, but Labour leaders talk say dem go ensure strike for Federal Capital Territory (FCT) today.
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Two unions for public universities get different opinions on the strike. ASUU talk say make their members join the strike, but CONUA talk say make their members no follow the strike.
Organised Labour talk say e no dey true the claim wey the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, talk say the ongoing nationwide strike na ego trip to ‘blackmail the government.’ Dem talk say the strike no be personal matter wey concern NLC President, Joe Ajaero, as dem talk.
On November 13, 2023, the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the labour unions, wey dey Abuja, agree to start the strike because dem talk say the Federal Government no gree address issues wey concern workers like minimum wage, insecurity, corruption, and bad governance.
Also, both unions talk say dem don make some demands wey government no address afta the recent wahala for Imo wey lead to the beating of Ajaero and other members of the labour unions.
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