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.
Follow us on:
Donald Trump has selected businessman Tilman Fertitta, owner of the Houston Rockets, to serve as…
A plane crash in Gramado, Brazil, killed ten family members, including businessman Luiz Claudio Galeazzi,…
A suspect has been apprehended in Brooklyn subway after woman was set ablaze and died…
A Brazilian bridge collapse has killed one person and spilled sulfuric acid into the Tocantins…
Governor Soludo has expressed grief over Okija stampede, urges safety-first approach for future food distribution…
Slovak PM Robert Fico made a surprise visit to Moscow for gas talks with Putin,…