The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have ordered their affiliates to withdraw their services nationwide from midnight on November 14, 2023.
The TUC President, Festus Osifo, made the announcement at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. He said the strike would remain until “government at all levels wake up to their responsibility.”
The strike is also to protest the battering of the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, and some other executives of the congress in Owerri, Imo State, on November 1, as well as the pending labour issues in Imo State.
Recall that Ajaero was arrested by the police ahead of a state-wide protest in Imo.
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Reacting to the apprehension, Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, accused the labour leader of meddling in the political affairs of the state.
The NLC and TUC have called on the federal government to intervene in the Imo State labour crisis and ensure that Ajaero and the other arrested labour leaders are released unconditionally.