Akpabio expressed his displeasure at some of the actions of the Labour union on Monday, June 3, 2024.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio says the decision of organized labour to shut down the national grid was more of an act of economic sabotage than agitation for a new minimum wage.
Akpabio stated this on Tuesday, June 4, on the floor of the senate after a motion sponsored by Diket Plang, senator representing Plateau Central, on the indefinite strike by the labour.
On Monday, June 3, the organized Labour embarked on an indefinite nationwide strike over the government’s failure to fix a new minimum wage for workers.
As part of measures to ensure the success of its strike, the union shut down the national grid, throwing the nation into total darkness.
During plenary today, the Senate President said the disruption of the ongoing West African School Certificate Examination (WAEC) by the strike “was bad.”
“One of such excesses was the shutdown of the national grid, which is more of an economic sabotage than agitation for a new minimum wage.
“The disruption of hajj flights by some other labour unionists, as said by the deputy president of the senate, is also not palatable as a religious exercise.
“Disruption or prevention of students from writing their West African School Certificate
Examination by some labour unionists during the strike was bad because the examination was not organized by Nigeria but by West African countries.”
Also Read: Nationwide Strike: What NLC, TUC Told Akpabio, Akume
Furthermore, the senate president commended the Labour Union for calling off the strike to allow for negotiations.
Labour Strike: Why NLC President Walked Out On The Govt.
