NLC threatens nationwide strike over El-rufai’s mass sack

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By  Ismail Auwal

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike over “unlawful dismissal of civil servants” by the Kaduna State Government.

NLC President, Ayuba Wabba disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja after a Central Working Committee meeting (CWC).

He said that the union’s plan for a nationwide strike over El-Rufai’s action is predicated on the assumption that the governor is having support from other states and the Federal Government.

“CWC has decided and has also recommended to the National Executive Council that labour will withdraw all services from either public or private from all sectors of the economy for five days in the first instance,” he said.
“And where there is no remorse, there is going to be a total action because we believe that El-Rufai is not alone in this action that neoliberal forces and also some government are also part of it.

“This action is going to be total and unconditional and therefore, all unions will be issuing statements and directives to their members to take this directive seriously and that the action will go ahead.”

Speaking further, the NLC President said the action was taken as a last resort due to all the communications that were written on the issue to the Kaduna State Government and were yet to receive any attention.

According to him, the CWC, therefore, thought that workers should not be allowed to die in silence as thousands of workers who had been sacked were yet to be paid in line with the provisions of the law.

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