Desist from being tagged “Minister of Demolition” – NLC warns Wike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), in a communique by the President, Joe Ajaero, at the end on its National Executive Council meeting in Abuja on Friday, cautioned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to desist from being tagged “Minister of Demolition”.

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The Congress urged the FCT Minister to “desist immediately from threatening poor masses and residents of the FCT with demolition of their properties built from their years of toil.” The Congress told Wike to focus more on making houses available to the people, saying: he should not allow himself be tagged “Minister of Demolition” .

The NLC dared the FCT Minister, admonishing that “Nyesom Wike should be prepared to meet Nigerian workers and citizens on the streets if he carries out ‘his insensitive utterances’.

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The Nigeria Labour Congress NLC also issued notice to embark on “a total and indefinite shutdown of the nation within 14 working days or 21 days from September 1, 2023, until steps are taken by the Government to address the excruciating mass suffering and impoverishment being experienced around the country”.

Joe Ajaero, in the communique, disclosed that the mass action will begin with a 2-day nationwide warning strike on Tuesday, September 5, and Wednesday, September 6, 2023, to demonstrate Labour’s readiness for the indefinite strike later in the month.

The NLC also declared that Labour will embark on a mass protest and rally in Imo State within the month of September 2023, in preparation for a major shutdown of the state to compel the state government to stop the abuse and violation of the rights and privileges of workers and trade unions in the state.

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Labour further threatened it will begin the shutdown of the operations of Airspace Airline and other companies in the Aviation sector that are involved in serial violation of the rights of workers in the sector to freedom of Association, to collectively bargain and to Organise.

NLC also called on communities to stop taking laws into their hands, but report to the authorities for amicable resolution, any matter involving members of the Amalgamated Union of Food Stuffs and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN), an affiliate of the NLC.