CSOs Pull Out of Tomorrow's NLC,TUC Nationwide Strike

CSOs Pull Out of Tomorrow's NLC,TUC Nationwide Strike 
... Say Strike will cause more economic hardship 

As  the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) embark on a  nationwide strike over inability of the tripartite committee to agree on the new minimum wage and hike in electricity tariff commences tomorrow, a Coalition  of Civil Society Organisations have decided to pulled out of the  strike .

The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations said the decision to pull out was taken out of  considerations that the current economic situation and untold hardship facing Nigerians, as any nation strike now might degenerate  into anarchy and make things worse. 

The Nigeria Labour unions  on Friday declared an indefinite nationwide strike, starting on Monday, June 3, 2024, due to the Federal Government’s refusal to increase the proposed minimum wage above N60,000.

But the CSOs in the press State statement gave reasons  the labour unions should  consider what the Federal uad offered on grounds that : " A few percentage in Nigeria are the only one that are working and accept what the federal has offered.


In the press statement jointly signed by the National Coordinator and Secretary  Dr. Mansir Jaafar Ndagi and Mr.Biodun Dele,  the Coalition of CSOs cautioned the labour unions against should not jacking up minimum wage to the rate that the state governments will not be able to afford the pay. 

"The fear arising from another rate of inflation should  be matter for condition, should labour added money beyond the reasonable level. 

" We are urging  Federal government to increase the numbers of people that are giving conditional cash transfer,who are not in the working category'". it added . 

Meanwhile ,the CSOs  urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene Toda to avert the indefinite strike action scheduled to start on Monday.

It however, appealed to the labour unions to shelve strike action immediately and go back to negotiating table to continue to discuss with FG with a mind set that majority of Nigerians are not civil servants.

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