Breaking: Organised Labour Suspends Nationwide Strike

Forty-eight hours after it declared a nationwide strike, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the the Trade Union Congress (TUC), suspended the indefinite strike action.

The strike was called in protest of the brutal assault on the NLC President, Joe Ajaero in Owerri, Imo State on November 1, and the failure of the government to implement some of the agreements reached on October 2, 2023 effectively

However, the labour leaders met with Ribadu alongside the Minister of Labour, Simon Lalong, at the Office of the NSA on Wednesday afternoon.

At the meeting, the NSA had announced that the individuals responsible for the brutalisation of Ajaero had been arrested.

The strike was therefore suspended Wednesday night after the meeting between leaders of the Organised Labour and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu in Abuja.

It was gathered that the meeting which commenced at a few minutes past 7 pm lasted for close to one hour during which various affiliates and state chapters reviewed the outcome of the meeting held between the leaders of the organised labour and Ribadu.

The National Deputy Vice-President of the TUC, Tommy Etim, who disclosed that the strike has been suspended in an interview with Journalists, said: “The NEC of the NLC and the TUC have suspended the strike. We did this based on our trust for the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, who gave us his words,” he said.