No notice prior to the upcoming strike, Labour informs FG

On Saturday, the Trade Union Congress declared that the statewide strike scheduled for October 1 had been temporarily suspended. It stated that it was still contingent on the President Bola Tinubu-led administration fulfilling its promise to adhere to the terms outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding that both the Federal Government and Organised Labour had signed.

On the grounds that governors had already implemented palliatives for state employees and citizens before the MoU was signed, labour also rejected the governors’ contention that they would not carry out the requests in the MoU between the Federal Government and organised labour.

In an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Saturday, Tommy Etim, the national vice president of the Trade Union Congress, revealed these.

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The MoU, which was made public on October 1, 2023, had a 15-point agreement between the Federal Government and organised Labour.

In response to rumours that the governors might not carry out the agreement’s conditions, Etim said, “That is not conceivable. In any case, the truth is that we have contacted our counterparts in the US in order to arrange a meeting. Additionally, letters to that effect have been sent.

The labour leader commented on the government’s accomplishments thus far and reiterated that the 30-day deadline they were given was still in effect. We know they are working because we have given them time. All we did was suspend things. When a strike is put on hold, it might be restarted immediately. We’ve already done our part; now it’s time for them to step up.

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