Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has debunked the news making around that organised labour will resume the recently relaxed indefinite nationwide strike on Tuesday.
The Labour centre said the comment attributed to the Assistant General Secretary of the NLC, Chris Onyeka, is a clear case of misinterpretation of the interaction he had with Channel’s TV presenters earlier in the morning today.
Speaking to our reporter via phone chat, Chris Onyeka, said; “Video clip of my chat with Channel’s TV presenters is there to prove I never said labour may resume strike on Tuesday. They asked me if labour will resume the relaxed nationwide indefinite strike.
“I told them that since labour and government agree to wrap up the minimum wage negotiations within one week, that one week will elapse on Tuesday and the organs of the two labour centres will have to deliberate on the outcome of the negotiation and have a position. That was my response to their question. I am surprised that news is flying here and there quoting that I said that the strike will resume on Tuesday.”
Meanwhile, a NEC member of NLC who spoke to our reporter on the status of anonymous, said that the two labour centre may not likely meet anytime soon because almost all the labour leaders have traveled to Geneva for the International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
(Cable)
