3rd June 2024
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has appealed to the Organised Labour in Nigeria not to take the nation through another leg of hardship, over their planned strike.
Sultan urged the labour unions that make up Organised Labour to shelve their strike action that commenced on Monday across the country.
This was contained in a statement signed by his media team on Sunday.
According to the statement, labour leaders should consider the overbearing effects of the strike action on the well-being of the same Nigerians, whose interests they were fighting to protect.
He urged Organised Labour not to get tired of negotiating with the government at any time.
The Sultan 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.
“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.
“Having been personally involved in such negotiations between the labour and government in the past, he was aware of the fact that the labour leaders are doing what is right making a case of better welfare for their class of fellow workers but that, they should do it in a way that will not plunge the nation into further hardship and difficult situation.”
“You are doing what is right for your class of fellow workers but you should do it within the ambit of compassion and see strike always as the last option,” he added.
