Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said, it won’t consider issuing ultimatum to federal government if it does not abide by its promise.
NLC had called off its proposed indefinite strike in acquiescence to the federal government’s demand after it declared the industrial action on mass suffering grounds occasioned by the unintended consequences of oil subsidy removal.
The shelving followed the government’s pronouncements of a raft of measures to cushion the pain, with the organised labour saying it only suspended the industrial action for a month.
Speaking on Tuesday on ARISE News Channel, National President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, said the 30-day frame is an ample time for government to walk its talk.
Ajaero added that government’s failure to live up to its promise would result in organised labour embarking on strike without issuing ultimatum.
His word, “When we had the first meeting with them, we went back to our organs. And even when our ultimatum expired, we still went back. That’s where we draw our power and mandate.
“If at the end of the one month, for all that was agreed, we are not satisfied, we will get back to the same organs and get a fresh mandate because it’s important that we understand that an activity that was suspended is not called off.
“We do not need to give a fresh ultimatum (to the government). We will go back and re-evaluate what we had achieved and the level of compliance and efforts made so far in ensuring that the agreements are honoured.”
