National Strike destabilizes businesses, public services

The national strike across the country embarked upon on Monday by the organized Labour, comprising of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), including affiliate trade unions, has began to have devastating effects on businesses and public services.

Enforcing the national strike, the Organised Labour stormed the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, to ensure total compliance with the national strike against the delay in th implementation of the minimum wage by the federal government.

Organized Labour on mass action

After a mild engagement with CSP Oluyinka Egbeye, Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), the NLC and TUC, successfully locked the gates at Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, preventing workers from gaining entrance into their offices.

Moreover, the Organized Labour shut all entry points to the domestic terminal of the Murtala Muhammad Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, leaving passengers stranded, unable to gain access to the airport.

Also, activities at the Abuja Airport were crippled on Monday, flights from the airport were canceled because of national indefinite strike declared by the NLC.
The Organized Labour also shut down the Bola Tinubu International Airport in Niger State.

Furthermore, the Organized Labour locked out Students of the Kaduna State Polytechnic from their campus, enforcing total compliance with the national strike across the country.

Supporters of the federal government decry that the “forced shutdown of flight operation at the airports and power installations across the country by labour activists is disheartening”.

Several public hospitals were also said to be compelled to withdraw services to patients.

NLC and TUC leaders were gathered to have shut the main gate of the National Ear Care Centre in Kaduna, Kaduna State.

Workers were said to be chased out of the medical facilities, while patients were prevented from entering the hospital.

As the national strike persists, Nigeria bleeds.