SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Edo state Chapter, has declared that it will begin an indefinite strike on Wednesday, irrespective of the industrial court order, restraining them from embarking on industrial action to protest the fuel price hike.
This was disclosed by Emmanuel Ademokun, Edo state Chairman, NLC, while briefing journalists at the state secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Benin City.
He described the court ruling as a black market injunction and urged its members and members of the civil society organizations not to succumb to threats in some quarters.
“That order was a black market injunction and we are not going to abide by it,” he said
“The strike will commence on Wednesday.”
“As regard the Industrial court, we have never respected the order. The court restrained us from using the stadium. Oshiomhole was then the leader.”
“We are going ahead to implement the strike and a directive has already been given from the national headquarters that the strike commences on Wednesday. There is no going back.”
Story by David Oputah
