Speaker Appeals To Labour To Shelve Impending Strike

By Oduyemi Odumade

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen has appealed to the organised labour to suspend its impending nationwide strike.

Dr. Abbas, who made the appeal in his address to welcome members back from recess said
this will worsen the challenges faced by the country.

While expressing concerns over the hardship occasioned by economic instability in the country, the Speaker restated the commitment of the legislature to addressing the socio-economic challenges facing Nigerians, stressing that it is a priority for the 10th House.

“As the people’s representatives, we feel and equally share in the pains of our people at these very difficult times. However, I would like to appeal to the Nigerian Labour Congress to consider the various actions being taken by the federal government to alleviate the current hardship faced by Nigerians.

I, therefore, urge the leadership of labour unions to give us the benefit of the doubt and suspend any planned strike action while we engage the executive”.

Edited By Grace Namiji