NLC strike irresponsible act – Presidency
The Presidency has called Nigerian Labour Congress’ decision to go on strike as “immoral, unjustifiable and irresponsible.”
Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, said in his statement that the union’s leaders abused their privilege for leading workers to strike over “a personal issue of a labour leader, despite a clear court order against any industrial action.”
The statement continued: “We are still at a loss as to the reason the NLC and TUC decided to punish a whole country of over 200million people over a personal matter involving the NLC President, Mr. Joe Ajaero whose error of judgment led to the assault on him in Owerri while he was planning to incite the workers in Imo State into a needless strike.
“While the Federal government does not condone any form of violence and assault on any citizen of Nigeria regardless of social and economic status, it is on record that the Inspector General of Police has ordered investigation into what happened to Mr. Ajaero while the Commissioner of Police in Imo State under whose watch the incident happened has been transferred out of the state.
“Our national economy and social activities should not suffer because of the personal interest of any labour leader.
“This flagrant disobedience to court order and lack of respect to the judiciary should not be what the organised Labour should champion.”
