President Bola Tinubu has lashed out at the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the union’s threat to embark on a nationwide strike if the government fails to address its grievances.
Tinubu’s jab came days after the NLC staged a nationwide protest over the high cost of living in the country.
It planned the protest for two days but suspended it after the first day, Tuesday, February 27, 2024.
The NLC also threatened to embark on a strike later if the government failed to meet its demand.
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However, President Tinubu, while speaking at the inauguration of the Red Line rail in Lagos on Thursday, February 29, said it was unfair for the NLC to call for strikes within nine months of his administration.
The president stressed that no matter how much the organised labour laid claim to their freedom and their rights, calling strikes within nine months of an administration was “unacceptable”.
“If you want to participate in the electoral process, wait until 2027; if not, then make peace. You are not the only voice of Nigerians,” he said.
Tinubu, however, enjoined the organised labour to make peace, assuring Nigerians that the country would be out of the woods, with perseverance and hard work.
