Adegboyega Adefarati, the chairman, House committee on labour, employment and productivity has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its proposed nationwide strike billed for Wednesday.
He made the appeal on Monday.
Mr Adefarati said rather than the NLC mobilising workers to shut down and paralyse all government institutions, the union should continue negotiating with the federal government.
“Workers should look into the option of negotiation and dialogue rather than protest. A stable industrial and harmonious relationship is sine quo non to development. So, we are appealing to them to shelve the idea and wait for the outcome of the meeting. I believe that it will be a win-win situation for the country, even for the workers.
“My appeal to organised labour is for them to shelve the planned protest slated for August 2nd. This is a new administration and I can assure you that Mr President (Bola Tinubu) belongs to the progressive group. He has set up a committee…
