Tinubu, Aregbesola, other APC leaders beg NLC to end strike

The Federal Government of Nigeria, may go back to negotiation table with the umbrella body of the Nigeria workers union, the NLC, if the words of the former governor of Lagos state Ahmed Bola Tinubu is anything to go bye.

The All Progressive Congress APC chieftain, Friday, paid a visit to the Labour secretariat in Abuja, where he appealed to the leadership of the NLC under comrade Ayuba Waba, to see reasons with the Mohammadu Buhari led administration.

Ahmed Tinubu, while appealing to the NLC, to sheath its sword, on the decision of the federal Government fuel price hike, said that the administration, has injected over N500billion in the market, to cushion the suffering of Nigerians, while the fuel scarcity lasts.

His words “I will advises that the labour, in Nigeria, should reason with the present administration, because we have found out that what government is doing is for the future benefits of Nigeria. We have also found out that the future will be bright. For once, let us get things right. Let us protest when there is the need for it but we should reason with the government when we also find it is toeing the right part.”

The Former governor of Lagos state, believed that the fuel price increase, can be reduced overtime when Government put things in order.

Stating that positive change, comes with little hardship and with patience. He also said that the Nation will triumph. “you could recall the effrontery of many world leaders that eventually brought positive change in their country. We also travels to those countries and come back with good testimonies of what the effort has brought in the country. So our own country should begin to adopt such” He said.

Tinubu, while romancing with the NLC leadership, he revealed that the federal government is still open to negotiation in finding a way to come to terms with the Labour Union. He pointed out that dialogue is key to every situation, which parties come to terms of agreement.

While responding, the president of the Nigeria Labour Union, comrade Ayuba waba, said that his leadership stands for the benefit of Nigerian workers, whose befits for suffering has been reduced to nothing, stressing that the refusal of the Government in adjusting to its earlier stand shows no respect  to the people of Nigeria.

Ayuba, said that the 145 naira per pump price, is a huge slap on the face of individual Nigerian worker, whose salary can no longer buy an item in the open market considering the 18,000, naira minimum wage. He agreed that going back to the negotiation table, can as well put things to rest if the Government should reason along with NLC.

Speaking at a separate event, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Mohammed Musa Bello, also had appealed to the leadership of the Nigeria Labour congress to help the present administration to help the Buhari administration, by calling off its strike action and persistence call for its members to stay off their official duties.

Mallam Bello, made this call, while performing and inauguration ceremony of the newly elected Chairmen of the FCT area councils.

He said, I would appeal to the Labour union, to ensure that its affiliates, retrace its footsteps to enable Government focus on policies of putting Nigeria on a good footing.

According to him, the Labour leadership has all it takes to call the members to order, to work in line with government aspirations.

Meanwhile, the labour protest in Abuja has persisted unabated since the march kick started. also the security agencies, has also continued to mount across the Abuja metropolis to prevent any occurrence or breach of peach.