Metro Nigeria: NLC Joe Ajaero Faction Backs out of Indefinite Nationwide Strike

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A faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, led by the General Secretary of the National Union of Electricity Employees, Comrade Joe Ajaero, will not join the body's scheduled strike over fuel price hike, The Nation reports.

The NLC and Trade Union Congress, TUC, had on Tuesday ignored a court ordered and resolved to embark on a nationwide indefinite strike.

However, Ajaero said his faction will not take part in the planned strike action because it was called at a wrong time and with wrong motives.

"When you are asking that the loan given to you in 2012, which had not been paid back should be written off, we believe that the action has already been sold out before it takes off," he said.

“So, we will wait for our group to meet. But definitely, it appears that by ideology and every other thing. We can no longer meet. We thought we should have managed this in the interest of Nigerians but from the look of things, if appear we have to go our different ways.

“We have condemned the increase and called for negotiation and reversal. It was on the basis of our calls that this meeting was summoned for us to meet and find the way forward.”

“If we wanted to be serious about an action, you can’t call for an action on Wednesday. It is only an action that is sold out that is called for Wednesday so that by Friday, you say you have strike lethargy and call it off," he added.
 

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