The United Labour Congress of
Nigeria (ULC) has vowed to begin its planned nationwide strike on Monday.
It also accused the Minister of
Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, of applying double-standards in dealing
with labour union matters.
Recall that Ngige had described
the ULC as an illegal group that only planned to engage in economic
sabotage through industrial action.
In his reaction, ULC President,
Joe Ajaero, at the opening ceremony of the 7th Quadrennial National Delegates
Conference of the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions
Employees (NUBIFIE) an affiliate of ULC, said: “the Labour Minister was being
economical with words because he knows the truth. Just yesterday, this struggle
became heightened.
“On the basis of our final
decision to embark on a nationwide strike, Minister of Labour was quoted as
calling us names. It was alleged that he called us illegal.
“Fellow comrades! Was that not
very unfortunate of a sitting Minister holding such a dignified public office?
If ULC is illegal, does that not make APC, PDP and others illegal, as all have
also been founded on the dictates of Section 40 of the Nigerian Constitution?
“Nigerians should ask the
Minister the section of the trade Union Act that registered the National
Association of Resident Doctors which he negotiates with all the time.
“Anyway, ULC does not have any
intentions of joining issues seriously with the honourable Minister or any
other persons but the only thing we can tell them is that he should wait till
when the strike commences on Monday for action speaks louder than words.”
Meanwhile, NUBIFIE has
dissociated itself from the planned strike by the ULC.
Ngige is useless for Nigeria and worse for the Igbos with such limited slot. The man is bad market.
ReplyDeleteMy dear friend, Ngige is not there to represent d Igbo's but to serve Nigeria. U are shortsighted. Because he didn't follow d nonentity called Kanu he is useless.
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