The Nigeria Civil Service Union has resolved to join the nationwide, indefinite strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria starting on October 3, 2023.The Nigeria Civil Service Union stated this in a circular on Tuesday signed by Comrade Sanni Rasheed, the AGS/HOD Organisation and State Council Affairs for the General Secretary, and obtained by SaharaReporters. It was titled, “Notice of Nationwide Indefinite Strike action by the congress.”It read, “We bring to you warm federal greetings from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Arising from the just concluded meeting of the National Executive Council meeting of the congress held today (September 26, 2023), the NEC in-session resolved to embark on a nationwide indefinite strike action with effect from Tuesday, October 3, 2023.“The decision to embark on the industrial action is as a result of the hardship experienced by the Nigerian workers and citizenry occasioned by the sudden removal of petroleum subsidy without any palliatives measure put in place by the federal government.“In the light of the above, I have the directive of the leadership to inform your respective councils to join the state congress and mobilise massively for our members to participate actively in the forthcoming indefinite action declared by the congress.”
SaharaReporters on Tuesday reported that the NLC and TUC resolved to begin an indefinite nationwide strike starting on October 3, 2023.
This comes after a joint press briefing held by the leaders of the unions in Abuja on Tuesday.
The NLC and the government have failed to reach an agreement on the best way to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal and the attendant hardship in the country on Nigerians.
Following Tuesday’s separate virtual National Executive Council meetings, the unions resolved to commence the strike on October 3 and urged Nigerians to stock up on food supplies for at least one week.
The three-week ultimatum which was given by the NLC to the government expired last week. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, and his TUC counterpart, Festus Osifo disclosed after their separate Emergency NEC meetings in Abuja on Tuesday that the Nigerian government had been insensitive to the plight of the citizens following the removal of fuel subsidy, which has pushed up the prices of food items, transport fare and other goods and services.
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