Senator representing Edo North District, Adams Oshiomhole, on Tuesday, said the striking Labour Unions are not prioritizing the interests of Nigerian workers.
This was as he said the rationale for the commencement of Tuesday’s nationwide strike is misplaced, arguing that the Organised Labour is better off mobilising states to monitor the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding it signed with the Federal Government on October 2, 2023.
“I will publicly support an action against any government that thinks that we should lament away our hunger…unfortunately, this strike is not about those issues…we have to be careful not to mix our political opinion with our responsibilities because the issues confronting workers are so many that they should become the priority,” Oshiomhole told the State House Correspondents when he emerged from closed-door talks with Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
The Federal Government, on the night of October 2, agreed to fulfill several demands by the Organised Labour, amongst which was the payment of N35,000 to all federal workers as Wage Awards for the next six months.