Strike: LP requests FG and labor to return to the negotiating table

For the benefit of Nigerian workers, the Labour Party leadership urged the Federal Government and Organized Labor to return to the bargaining table and make a fair offer on Monday.

The National Salaries Wages and Income Commission on behalf of the Federal Government extended an invitation to the heads of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, prompting this request.

Due to the closure of significant government agencies, educational institutions, banks, and other companies on Monday, it appeared that the statewide strike had an effect on business operations throughout the nation.

The LP’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, voiced worries in a statement released in Abuja on Monday about the likelihood that the vast majority of people would be affected by the strike.

In addition, Ifoh begged the FG to demonstrate their willingness to concede in order to win Labour’s trust and go back to the negotiating table.

He said, “The Labour Party also notes that in just a few hours into the strike, Nigeria has been thrown into darkness, hospitals shut and water pipes drained thereby throwing Nigerians into yet another hardship.

“To remove that suffering from the people, both the government and Labour have to shift ground to have a meeting point. It is our opinion that the FG ought not to have allowed the strike to commence in the first instance. The new minimum wage is due because the reality as of today is that the current minimum wage of N30,000 can’t even take anybody home.

“As to the amount being demanded, it is our sincere opinion that both parties should agree. Each party should shift their position in the spirit of negotiation so we can have something reasonable from both sides. The amount being tabled by the FG can be upped but the Organised Labour must also prune their demands.

“We want to urge both parties to come back to the drawing tables. We particularly appeal to the FG to play the role of the father figure by ensuring that Labour comes back to the table so they can discuss and agree to avert the current suffering that the people are going through.”