Strike: NLC defies court, leaders risk arrest

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed to go ahead with its planned strike for tomorrow (Wednesday) in defiance of the order of the Industrial Court that they maintain the status quo.

Leaders of the labour unions may have opened themselves to possible arrests if they go ahead with the action, as it may be viewed by security agencies as a direct violation of a valid court order.

Read also: Industrial court stops NLC’s planned strike

Sources at the NLC headquarters in Abuja revealed that this was the resolution reached by the union leaders at a meeting of the National Executive Council, NEC held today.

It was gathered, that the union leaders resolved to mobilise workers to proceed on an indefinite strike, beginning from 12 midnight.

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has also called on Nigerians and civil societies to ignore the Labour unions and protest against the increment of pump price of petrol despite the jugedment of the Industrial Court stopping planned strike action by the unions.

The CNPP in a statement issued on Tuesday, which was jointly signed by its national Chairman, Alhaji Balarabe Musa and the Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu, also accused both the federal government and the labour unions of insincerity in the matter.

the statement read in part: “We are taken aback that the federal government could hurridly obtain
a judgment from the Industrial Court, with readiness to enforce same overnight while the government is yet to obey many other court orders against it,” the statement noted.

 

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