The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to embark on strike if President Muhammadu Buhari-led government and the Central Bank of Nigeria refused to ease the pains Nigerians face over the Naira scarcity in the country within seven days.
This was stated by the NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, who issued the ultimatum on Monday in Abuja, at the opening session of the Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of the apex labour union.
Ajaero, who expressed concerns about the hardships Nigerians were experiencing as a result of the Buhari administration’s cash swap policy, warned that after the seven-day period expired, workers would be directed to stay away from work if nothing was done to improve the situation.
The NLC President also criticised the country’s current fuel shortage, lamenting that workers and Nigerians were being pushed to the brink of starvation.
He said, “On this issue of fuel scarcity and cash crunch, Congress wish to inform the Federal Government that we will no longer keep quiet.
“NLC is giving the CBN and the FG seven working days, if they fail to do the needful at the expiration of the seven days, all workers in Nigeria should stay at home,” Ajaero stated before the meeting broke into a closed-door session.
