The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged the Organised Labour in Nigeria to call of nationwide strike, which it began on Monday.
He said that instead of giving up on talks with the government, they should continue to work toward the nation’s best interests.
Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar made the request in a statement released by his media team, a copy of which was given to journalists.
He said that the Labour leaders ought to shelve the planned industrial action in order to protect the interests of the same Nigerians they were fighting for, and take into account the overwhelming effects of the strike action.
The leading monarch asserts that organised labour should never give up on bargaining with the government and implores them to spare the country from yet another round of misery.
Should they carry out their plan to go on strike, the Sultan contended, that is precisely what will happen.
He said, “They should try to listen to the government while the government should listen to them and both parties arrive at a conclusion that will be beneficial to all Nigerians with the working class inclusive.”
“The Labour leaders ought to put the industrial action on hold in order to take into account the overwhelming impact of the strike action they want to take on the welfare of the same Nigerians whose interests they are fighting to defend.
