Nigeria Labour unions strike: Who join and who no join plus oda tins to know

Most goverment owned organizations and institutions for Nigeria fit dey closed today as di Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and di Trade Union Congress (TUC) don begin one indefinite nationwide strike.

Di organised labour unions declare di industrial action on Monday, 13 November for one press briefing.

Dem direct dia members all ova di kontri to withdraw dia services and stay for house from di midnight of 13 November.

President of di President of TUC, Festus Osifo, wey tok on behalf of di two labour unions say di strike go continue until “government at all levels wake up to dia responsibilities”.

“In furtherance to di decision of di Joint National Executive Council (NEC) of NLC and TUC, all workers for Nigeria dey hereby directed to withdraw dia services effective 12:00 midnight today, 13th November 2023.

“Consequently, all affiliates and state councils of NLC/TUC dey directed to issue circulars for maximum compliance and make dem make dis circulars available to di National Secretariats or post am to di NEC and CWC WhatsApp platforms,” di unions tok for one joint statement.

Di organised unions dey go ahead wit di planned strike despite one restriction from di National Industrial Court wey order dem not to go on strike

Why NLC/TUC dey embark on strike?

Di strike na part of labour move to push for justice for di NLC national President Joe Ajaero wey suspected thugs attack for Owerri, Imo State on 1 November.

Ajaero and oda NLC members bin dey di south-east state to fight for di rights of workers wey government bin dey owe 31 months salaries plus di ova ten thousand ghost workers dem claim say dem unjustly declare as ghost workers.

However, according to di union leaders, suspected agents of di state and security operatives bin assault Ajaero badly, bundle am and odas put inside one van and detain dem briefly.

Following di incident, NLC and TUC bin threaten to go on nationwide strike on 14 November, if di goment fail to meet dia demands, wey include di resignation of one police officer.

“We demand say make di Area Commander wey lead di police to carry out di brutalisation dey relieved of im duties and make e face prosecution.

We also want make dem arrest and prosecute di Imo state Govnor Hope Uzodinma Special Adviser on Special Duties, Chinasa Nwaneri, wey lead di touts.” Di union tok.

Asuu dey join di strike?

Di Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) don also order dia members to follow for di strike.

According to one statement by di ASSU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, e say “as affiliate of di NLC, all members of our union dey hereby directed to join dis action of NLC to protect di interest of di workers plus di leadership of di union.