The president has emphasized that the demands, made by organized labor are unrealistic and that they should be grateful that Nigeria is not governed by the military.
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have a great deal of freedom because there is no military rule in Nigeria, according to President Bola Tinubu’s Special Advisor on Information and Strategy.
Onanuga, who appeared on TVC, stated that in order to impose the nationwide strike, labor should not have shut down the national grid and airports.
Organized labor went on strike on Monday in an effort to get a better compensation package.
But once the Nigerian government and labor agreed to raise the minimum wage and carry on with more talks, the strike was called off.
The government offered N60,000, while labor sought N494,000; nevertheless, the terms of the agreement may require the latter to pay anything from N60,000 to N100,000.
Onanuga, however, pleaded with laborers to temper their demands.
Labor should see itself as a collaborator with the federal government rather than as its enemy, according to Onanuga.
‘Workers should give God praise for not living under a military dictatorship. We live in a democratic society where speech is freely permitted.
‘I believe that by turning off the national grid, Labor went too far. That conduct seems excessive to me at a time when we are whining about not having enough power. It is not your place to close the airports to other people. Participating in the walkout ought to be freely chosen.
President addresses NLC TUC grateful
I will make a call to action for labor to respond more responsibly. It is impossible for them to be requesting what they are. It isn’t practical.
