TUC not participating in two-day warning strike — Ogun Chairman, Akeem Lasisi

Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta

Chairman, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Ogun State Chapter, Comrade Akeem Lasisi, has disclosed that members of the Council would not be participating in the two-day warning strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), due to ongoing engagement with the Federal Government.

The Chairman of the Union, who made this known while fielding questions from journalists in Abeokuta, noted that the Federal Government had made efforts to cushion the effects of the removal of subsidy on fuel, while in negotiation with the NLC, one of which was the recent palliative releases to states.

Lasisi said Governor Dapo Abiodun had invited the NLC and TUC, immediately after the subsidy removal, and constituted a committee to come up with various interventions that could mitigate the effect of the subsidy removal, an act which he added showed uncommon commitment towards the welfare of workers and residents in the state.

He stated that intervention in the State included the payment of N10,000 palliatives for three months which began in July 2023, hazard allowance for members in the health sector, peculiar allowance for workers, reduction in the number of working days as well as distribution of grains from the Federal Government to the populace.

The Chairman noted that despite the various ongoing interventions, the Union would not relent in engaging the Federal Government to ensure all their demands were met, to further reduce the hardship being experienced by their members and the general public.

He therefore called on members of the union to exercise patience as the union leaders continue to negotiate with the government.