CITIZENS COMPASS —The Organised labour has suspended its planned industrial action by 30 days.
The suspension followed about five hours meeting between the organised labour and the Federal Government of Nigeria on Monday, October 2, 2023.
The proposed indefinite strike was slated to commence on October 3, 2023 but the Nigeria Labour Congress (NUC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended the strike.
Before the agreement was reached, the organised labour had threatened to pull out of the meeting following the government insistence that the N35, 000 Provisional salary increment would only last for six months.
NLC had accused the government team of reneging on what was agreed on Sunday night to the effect that the N35, 000 Provisional salary increment which is across board, would be paid till when new minimum wage would be negotiated and implemented from next year.
But reading the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, at the end of the meeting which ended about 11pm, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, said the Organised labour has suspended the planned indefinite strike for 30 days.
The MoU also mandated the Minister of Labour to look into the withheld salaries of university staff.
Meanwhile, in a statement made available to Journalists in Ado-Ekiti, the NLC Chairman, Ekiti State, Comrade Kolapo Olatunde said the decision was made during the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on monday.
He said, “NEC in session has suspended the strike.
“NLC & TUC leadership to finalise the meeting called by the federal government now and cross the t and dot the i.
“The NEC in section gave kudos to the NLC president for his doggedness and be on the lookout for the communique and the signed agreement soon.”
