Strike: Labour accuses TCN of intimidation over national grid shutdown

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero has said that Nigerian workers will not be intimidated by the management of any organization or government entity over its decision to go on strike.

Recall that the nation was thrown into darkness following the shut down of the national power grid by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), a development that brewed controversy across the country.

Reacting, Ajaero said the spreading of outright falsehood to mislead the public instead of working with other stakeholders to resolve the issues raised by Nigerian workers via the NLC and TUC was not helpful in any way.

He said such approach would rather inflame the anger of the suffering masses who are already burdened by the cruel policies of the Federal Government.

He said, “It is important that we therefore address the Press statement by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) where they made false claims regarding the indefinite nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC).

“The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) should understand that the company is not the only company impacted by the massive withdrawal of service across the nation by Nigerian workers.

“It should therefore not make it a TCN affair as other organisations also suffer one breakdown in service or the other as a result of the nationwide industrial action.

“The Management of TCN ought to have realised that the NLC and TUC issued a notice to the Federal Government since the beginning of May, 2024, on the issues of non-completion of the National Minimum Wage negotiation exercise and passage into Law and the vexatious hike in electricity tariff.”