The organised labour unions in the country; Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), on Tuesday has declared a total nationwide strike.
According to the union, the strike will commence next Tuesday, November 14, 2023.
The leadership of the two unions resolved after an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja.
Following the announcement, the organized labour unions have commenced mobilisation of members and allies across the country.
The decision was reached by NLC and TUC following the assault on the NLC National President, Joe Ajaero in Imo State.
There had been widespread outrage by the Organised Labour accusing the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Mohammed Barde, of complicity in the recent attack on Ajaero, in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
The union on Friday had handed the Nigerian government a five-day ultimatum to replace the police commissioner, while also blaming the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma for the attack on Ajaero.
The governor, however, had since said he had no hand in the attack on the labour leader.
NLC also demanded the arrest and prosecution of some of the governor’s aides and threatened to embark on a nationwide industrial action if their demands were not carried out.
Following the development, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Sunday, redeployed Barde for “neutrality’s sake” ahead of the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Imo State.
