NLC Suspends Strike In Kaduna After FG’s Intervention
Gatekeepers News reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its five days warning strike in Kaduna State (Northern Nigeria) after the Federal Government’s intervention.
The five days strike which started on Monday was suspended on the third day.
The strike which halted economic activities in the state followed the disengagement of over 7,000 civil servants by the State government.
The Governor, Nasir El-Rufai had cited a high wage bill among other issues as the reason for the disengagement.
El-Rufai therefore, declared the NLC Chairman and other leaders wanted for economic sabotage.
The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, however, said the decision to suspend the strike was to honour the invitation of the Federal Government through the Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige to a reconciliation meeting between the Kaduna State government and the union.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Minister in a letter separately addressed to the two parties directed them to maintain the status quo ante Bellum pending the resolution of the issues in contention ahead of the proposed meeting on Thursday.
Wabba said, “I am therefore constrained in the exercise of my powers as the Minister of Labour and Employment, under the Trade Disputes Act, CAP. T8, Laws of Federation of Nigeria (LFN) 2004; to invite you and your top officials to the emergency trade dispute conciliation meeting.”
