President Tinubu pleads for more time as NLC issues strike notice
President bola tinubu, on wednesday, in abuja appealed to the organisedlabour to avail him more time to consider their grievances before embarking on any nationwide strike. This is just as indication emerged that the federal government may enforce the court order restraining the organisedlabour from embarking on a strike over the withdrawal of fuel subsidy in may should the nigerialabour congress make good its threat on august 2.
The speaker of the house of representatives, tajudeen abbas, disclosed president tinubu’s plea to state house correspondents after leading some officers of the house to brief the president on the outcome of their engagement with the national association of resident doctors, which has declared a nationwide strike.
At about the same time, following the threat by labour, the federal government on wednesday evening held an emergency meeting with the organisedlabour comprising of the nlc and the trade union congress at the presidential villa, abuja. But briefing reporters, abbas said tinubu appealed that being new in office, he needs time to evaluate the issues raised by workers over which as he is yet to be briefed.
