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The Nigeria Labour Congress President, Joe Ajaero, has predicted that the incoming government will face several industrial crisis due to the previous government’s failed agreements with the various groups they entered into agreements with.
Therefore, Ajaero expressed “pity” to the incoming Tinubu administration, saying there are several inconclusive industrial challenges left unattended to by the outgoing regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Retd.).
In his assessment of Nigerian workers’ welfare under the Buhari regime, the labour president stated, “There will be a spillover effect on the coming administration.”
He added that despite the outgoing president’s best efforts, it was not enough to meet the needs of Nigerian workers.
Ajaero made this known on Wednesday when he appeared on Channels TV programme, Politics Today.
According to him, several industrial crisis seem to be looming due to failed agreements with lecturers, doctors and the power sector.
He stressed “The Buhari administration tried its best in ensuring there is industrial peace and harmony to the best of its ability and capability but it was not enough as most of the industrial disputes the government treated are unfinished.
“You are talking about doctor’s strike, the agreement signed was not implemented and is waiting for the incoming government. The ASUU issue is pending and waiting for the incoming government. There is hardly any agreement that was conclusively decided and exhausted, and that is why I pity the incoming administration. A lot of industrial crisis seems to be looming.
“There is going to be a spillover effect on the incoming government because when you apprehend issues, it is to an end that you resolve the problem.
When asked about possible solutions to avert strike actions, Ajaero explained that proper technocrats must be allowed to handle the sector, insisting that the implementation of agreements seems to be the beating heart of many of today’s crises.
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