Edo State NLC refuses to suspend strike.
Emerging report indicates that Labour Leaders and members of the Civil Society in Edo State, have rejected the decision of the National Leadership of the Organised Labour to suspend its planned nationwide strike, today, Page 36 learnt.
Led by the Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in Edo State, Sunny Osayande, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, counterpart, Marshall Ohue, the Labour members occupied the King’s Square Arena, in Benin City, the State capital, in protest.
According to the displeased Labour members, the decision to suspend the planned strike action was hurriedly taken by the National Leaders, without consultation with the National Executive Council, NEC, members and key Stakeholders across the country.
Osayande told Channels Television that the recent action of the National Labour Leadership, weakens the Labour movement in Nigeria, noting that:
“We cannot continue to remain in the hands of the few who will mortgage our conscience, because next time when we call on our Labour Leaders, they will not believe in us, or the struggle.”
They lamented that the action of the Labour Leadership belittles their efforts, as well.
“We are supposed to be the voice of the common man on the street”, TUC Leader, Ohue, said.
They therefore, insisted that the government should revert to the old fuel and electricity prices, and fix the nation’s refineries immediately.
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