Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has advised labour to cancel its nationwide strike action over minimum wage.
The statement said, “The labour leaders should consider the overbearing effects of the strike action they plan to embark upon in the wellbeing of the same Nigerians, whose interest they are fighting to protect, and, therefore, shelve the industrial action.”
The Sultan added, “We appeal to labour not to take the nation through another leg of hardship because that exactly is what will happen, if they make good their plan to go on this strike.
“They should try to listen to the government while the government should listen to them and both parties arrive at a conclusion that will be beneficial to all Nigerians with the working class inclusive.”
Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar said having been personally involved in such negotiations between labour and government in the past, he was aware of the fact that the labour leaders were doing what was right, making a case for better welfare for their fellow workers. But they should do that in a way that will not plunge the country into further difficulty.
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