Hours ahead of its commencement, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have jointly suspended the indefinite strike action earlier scheduled to commence on Wednesday.
Crux News recalls that the organised labour earlier planned to embark on industrial action from Wednesday, October 3, 2023 to protest the removal of fuel subsidy.
NLC had directed its affiliate member unions across the country to mobilise and shut down the country following the refusal of government to adhere to the seven points demand made by the NLC and the TUC.
The demands were to ameliorate the suffering of the teeming Nigerian Workers and the impoverished masses of the country.
Subsequently, the President-General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) Comrade Adewale Adeyanju ordered all seaports, jetties, oil & gas platforms and terminals to be shut down accordingly for operations.
A statement, Monday night, signed by Comrade John Kennedy Ikemefuna, Head of Media of the MWUN, said the suspension followed the outcome of Sunday, October 1 meeting between labour unions and the Federal Government.
“But after the outcome of emergency meeting summoned today, October 2, 2023, between the federal government and labour leaders was held, the NLC and TUC had jointly agreed to suspend the strike to allow for implementation of the NLC demands.
“Consequently, the National Executive Council (NEC) of the NLC had directed that all its affiliate members should direct their members to return to work tomorrow, October 3, 2023 as the planned indefinite strike has been suspended.
“Comrade Adeyanju, the Deputy President of the Nigeria Labour Congress had equally directed that all members of the Maritime sector should resume work tomorrow as instructed by the Nigeria Labour Congress,” the statement read.
