The National Industrial Court has
ordered the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) not to
embark on the nationwide strike scheduled for Monday.
Both unions had enjoined workers
to embark on an indefinite strike pending when the federal government reverts
to the old pump price of petrol and adjust the electricity tariff.
However, ruling on an ex parte
application filed by the Incorporated Trustees of Peace and Unity Ambassadors
Association through their counsel, Sunusi Musa, Ibrahim Galadima, the court
granted an interim order restraining the unions from embarking on strike.
The judge also restrained the
unions, their officers, affiliates, privies from disrupting, restraining,
picketing or preventing the workers or its affiliates or ordinary Nigerians
from “accessing their offices to carry out their legitimate duties on the 28th
September 2020 or any other date”.
Also granted is an order
compelling the inspector-general of police and the director-general, Department
of State Services (DSS) to provide protection for workers “engaged in their
legitimate duties from any form of harassment, intimidation and bullying by the
officers, agents or privies of the unions pending the hearing and determination
of the motion on notice”.
More to follow…
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