APC group on thursday urged the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress to change their minds about the proposed statewide strike in the nation’s best interests.
Nigerian workers cries out
The change occurred as a result of the Labour Party’s decision to rally its supporters to participate in the strike, claiming that the Presidency has shown insensitivity to the situation of Nigerian workers.
Jerrymusa.com reports that after the Federal Government failed to successfully put policies in place to allay the suffering of the public as a result of the elimination of fuel subsidies, the NLC and TUC both vowed to halt operations nationwide as of October 3.
The Organised Labour is requesting, among other things, salary awards, the adoption of palliatives, tax breaks and allowances for public sector employees, and a revision of the minimum wage.
Will labour give FG benefit of doubt
Bukie Okangbe, the national coordinator of the National Progressive Hub, reacted by pleading with the union leaders to give the federal government the benefit of the doubt while reforming the nation’s economic structure in a statement released in Abuja on Thursday.
“As a group that supports the APC, we are pleading with our labour leaders to reconsider their position on the anticipated indefinite strike so that they can continue to work with the government,” she said.
Strikes in Nigeria have consistently had detrimental effects on both the economy and the welfare of the population, contrary to what has been demonstrated throughout time.
Possible impact of the proposed strike
We must take into account the strike’s potential detrimental impacts on delicate industries like health, security, and education, among others.
We learn that the elimination of fuel subsidies starting on October 3, 2023, has already prompted the union leaders to threaten a nationwide, indefinite strike.
We think they can postpone their scheduled strike action and continue talking to the federal government about the problem.
The National Progressive Hub is sure that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is steadfastly devoted to addressing the problems and worries brought up by labour leaders about the elimination of gasoline subsidies.
He has already given each state N5 billion as a palliative to lessen the burden of the subsidy elimination since he is a progressive and receptive leader.
FG to unveil a new minimum wage
“The president promptly established a commission to study the minimum wage and raise it after the gasoline subsidy was eliminated. It is anticipated that the federal government will shortly unveil a new minimum wage.
Additionally, Tinubu has been actively interacting with international groups whenever possible to encourage them to expand their foreign investment in Nigeria, a nation with promising economic prospects.
Naturally, some of these international engagements have begun to bear fruit because a number of foreign investors have already shown a desire to spend billions of dollars in various sectors of the Nigerian economy.