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The Confederation of All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups has called on the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its planned nationwide strike fixed for the 8th of November, 2023.
The appeal was made by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its planned nationwide strike via a statement in Abuja on Monday.
According to Muhammed, the planned strike could disrupt the entire fabric of the economy and socio-democratic processes of the country.
“We are using this forum to passionately appeal to NLC, the umbrella body of Nigerian workers, to shelve its planned strike on the physical assault on the NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, in Imo State.
“We believe that the NLC knows the consequences of the planned strike fully well, more than anybody else,” the director-general said.
He said that the planned strike would have a devastating effect on the nation.
Continuing, he said it might derail and stampede the Nigerian economy and create unnecessary chaos through the consequential halting of all economic activities in the country.
“The commoner on the street, whom the NLC protects, will be more negatively impacted. This is because the already high cost of goods and services will soar to unimaginable proportions.
“This is deadly because they cannot be bought down by changing situations. As we all know, prices never come down in Nigeria once they go up.
“It is given the above submissions that we are making this appeal, firstly as concerned citizens and, more importantly, as true democrats, whose main focus is the well-being of the Nigerian nation,” Muhammed said.
The Organised Labour, comprising of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, issued a five-day ultimatum over the earlier arrest of the National President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, by the police in Owerri, Imo State, on Wednesday.
The labour centres demanded the redeployment of the commissioner of police in the state and the arrest and prosecution of the aide of the government who was alleged to have perpetrated the attack.
The unions also threatened to embark on a nationwide industrial action if their demands were not met in five days starting from Friday November 3, 2023.