“Thankful We Are Not In Military Regime”: Tinubu’s Aide Reacts As Labour Shuts Down National Grid

• The special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has reacted to the shutting down of the national grid by the labour
• Onanuga said organised labour should be thankful that Nigeria is not under a military regime but civilian rule
• The presidential aide said labour overstepped its bounds and described actions taken by the NLC as extreme

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FCT, Abuja - The special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said organised labour overstepped its bounds by shutting down the national grid.

Onanuga said the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) should be thankful that Nigeria is not under a military regime.

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He stated this while reacting to the complete shutdown of Nigeria's power grid by labour unions due to the ongoing minimum wage strike.

The presidential aide said labour should see themselves as a partner with the federal government, not as an adversary.

According to Punch, Onanuga stated this during an interview with TVC News on Monday, June 3.

Onanuga pleaded with labour unions to be more responsible in their actions, stating that they should be thankful that democracy allows for freedom of expression.

He accused labour of asking for an unrealistic minimum wage.

“Labour should be thankful to God that we are not in a military regime. We are in a civilian regime that allows for freedom of expression.

“I think that labour overstepped their bounds by shutting down the national grid. At a time when we are complaining about the lack of power, I think that act is extreme. You’re not supposed to shut down the airports on everyone else. Joining the strike should be voluntary.”

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In a post on his X handle (formerly known as Twitter) @aonanuga1956, Onanuga said It’s sad that Labour could go to this extreme.

He alleged that labour is harming the Nigerian people they claim to be fighting for, adding that NLC and TUC are members and supporters of the Labour Party.

Senate urged to reduce salaries to minimum wage

Legit.ng earlier reported that the Nigerian Senate was told to put their salaries on the minimum wage to understand the plights of workers.

The former treasurer of the NLC, Bamgbose Betty, stated this regarding the ongoing minimum wage strike

Bamgbose said the suffering is too much as workers spend their salaries in two to three days due to the state of the economy.

Proofreading by James Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng