The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have been under fire from activist Aisha Yesufu for calling off the countrywide strike indefinitely.
The Federal Government’s rejection of organized labor’s proposed new minimum wage prompted the labor unions to go on an indefinite strike on Monday, as reported by the Daily Post.
The workers shut down public offices and institutions on Monday in order to enforce the strike. On Tuesday, however, labor called off the strike following an urgent meeting with George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and other officials.
In response, Aisha Yesufu questioned the purpose of the strike and said that nothing had been accomplished in a video clip posted on her verified X handle.
She said that a fair solution on the minimum wage issue still remained unreached between organized labor and the federal government.
Yesufu said, “You have made everybody miss their flights to change everything and people could not travel.
“At least when you do all of these things, at the end of the day, if something comes out of you, you will know that your sacrifice was not in vain. But when you do this and nothing comes out, what is the essence?
“People have continued to say that they don’t trust labour and I was even saying they should give the union a chance.
“You have not even reached a proper agreement so what are you suspending for? A lot of people are suffering. This minimum wage, how can someone be earning like 60k in a month? It is really crazy it’s not as if you are providing the person with food and shelter.
“They signed an agreement yesterday and there is nothing there. I’m just wondering whether they signed the agreement under duress.”
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