Sultan Of Sokoto Urges Organized Labour To Avoid Strike, Citing Potential-Hardship (View Text)

Sultan Of Sokoto Urges Organized Labour To Avoid Strike, Citing Potential-Hardship (View Text)

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged the organized labor to heed the Nigerian government’s calls, warning that a strike could plunge the country into hardship.

In a statement he personally signed, Sultan Abubakar appealed to the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) not to grow weary of negotiating with the government, urging them to reconsider their decision to strike.

“The Labour leaders should consider the overbearing effects of the strike action they plan to embark upon in the wellbeing of the same Nigerians, whose interests they are fighting to protect, and therefore shelve the industrial action,” the Sultan stated.

He emphasized the need for both the government and labor unions to engage in constructive dialogue to reach a solution beneficial to all Nigerians, including the working class.

“We appeal to Labour not to take the nation through another leg of hardship because that exactly is what will happen if they make good their plan to go on this strike,” he added.

The Sultan’s plea highlights the importance of finding a balanced approach to resolving labor disputes without causing undue suffering to the citizens.