On Tuesday, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), two organised labour organisations, announced a complete nationwide strike.
According to information obtained by Anaedoonline.ng, the strike will start on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.
Following an unusual National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja, the two unions’ leadership made a decision.
After the announcement, the national recruitment of members and allies by the organised labour unions began.
UPDATE: NLC, TUC Declare Nationwide ‘Permanent’ Strike
Following the abuse of NLC National President Joe Ajaero in Imo State last week, the TUC and NLC came to this decision.
The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Barde, was accused by the Organised Labour of participating in the recent attack on Ajaero, in the Imo State capital of Owerri. This accusation caused significant indignation.
Last Friday, the Organised Labour blamed the attack on Ajaero on the governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, and gave the Federal Government a five-day deadline to replace the police commissioner.
But the governor then claimed that he was not involved in the assault on the labour leader.
Additionally, organised labour asked that some of the governor’s assistants be taken into custody and prosecuted. If their demands were not met, they threatened to go on a national strike.
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Ahead of the Imo State governorship election on November 11, 2023, Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun redeployed Barde on Sunday for “neutrality’s sake.”
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