By Doris Oliver
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, will embark on a nationwide strike on August 14, 2023, if the federal government refuses to withdraw a lawsuit filed against its leaders.
This was contained in a statement signed on Thursday by the National President, Joe Ajaero, and the National Secretary, Emanuel Ugboaja. The statement has it that the union has reached a decision during its National Executive Council meeting which was held in Abuja on Thursday, that it would embark on a nationwide total strike if the labour leaders are summoned to court by the government .
The union accused the Ministry of Justice and the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) of allowing themselves to be used as “anti-democracy” agents.
The union demanded immediate withdrawal of the case by the Federal Ministry of Justice before the end of work on Friday, the 11th of August, 2023.
“To embark on a nationwide comprehensive strike beginning Monday 14th of August, 2023 if this contemptuous court summon is not withdrawn by whosoever initiated it,” the union said.
