NLC/TUC's NEC "Deeply Disappointed" With Tinubu's Govt as It Calls Off Strike
- Despite suspending its strike, the organised labour is still not happy with the Bola Tinubu government
- On April 3, 2024, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) raised electricity tariffs for customers
- Legit.ng reports that the development has been heavily criticised by organised labour and many Nigerians, considering the current hardship being experienced in Africa's most populous nation
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FCT, Abuja - The National Executive Councils (NEC) of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Tuesday, June 4, said it is "deeply disappointed by the federal government’s silence regarding the reversal of the electricity tariff hike".
In a communique issued at the end of the joint NEC meeting of the NLC and TUC held on Tuesday, June 4, at the NLC national headquarters in Abuja, the labour unions expressed their disappointment that the Bola Tinubu administration 'lacked concrete action' about the abolition of the classification of electricity consumers into bands.
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It urged the government to address it alongside the wage increase compulsorily.
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Legit.ng reported how a nationwide strike in Africa's most populous nation brought air travel to a standstill and plunged the country into darkness on Monday, June 3.
This strike comes after failed negotiations with the government to raise the federal minimum wage. The unions are also protesting a recent hike in electricity tariffs.
Analyst backs labour's protest
Speaking to Legit.ng, a socio-political commentator, Segun Akinleye, backed the NLC and TUC nationwide protests against the recent unilateral increase in electricity tariffs by the government.
Akinleye called for an immediate reversal of the government’s anti-people policies in the power sector, adding that the tariff hike has caused adverse effects on the Nigerian populace.
He told Legit.ng:
"Government has practically removed subsidy on education, fuel, and electricity while the prices of foodstuffs are at an all-time high. So, how do they expect the masses, the same taxpayers to survive?
"A cup of beans, rice, and garri, have tripled. Bread is now a luxury. How will the people feed? The cost of transportation has gone up. Nigerians are suffering with nothing to show."
Akinleye continued:
"For users under Band A, a N1,000 recharge will give them just 4 units of electricity which in most cases, will finish in a day depending on the usage. That's N30,000 in a month just on electricity. How will they survive on N60,000 minimum wage in a month? That is sheer wickedness.
"From Ogba to Lekki, you spend nothing less that N1,500 going on transport. It is not okay, and the so-called leaders have refused to yield. It is wickedness. They have practically turned Nigerians into beggars. So, I am with the NLC on this."
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Minimum wage: NLC, TUC suspend strike
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the NLC and TUC suspended the nationwide strike after one day of crippling the economy following the federal government's proposed N60,000 minimum wage offer.
The TUC president, Festus Osifo, confirmed this development.
Labour arrived at this decision on Tuesday, June 4, after a joint extraordinary national executive council (NEC) meeting of the unions in Abuja.
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