The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has come under attack for suspending planned nationwide strike over the increase in petrol and electricity tariff.

NLC and TUC agreed to suspend the strike on Monday morning after meeting with the federal government.

The new agreement, according to the Minister of Labour and Employment (State) Festus Keyamo involves the suspension of the new electricity tariff hike for two weeks.

The agreement has stirred reactions and criticisms from Nigerians on social media, who accused the NLC leaders of not being in support of the masses.

Some accused the labour Union leaders of being bribed, adding that suspension of electricity tariff was just one demand out of many concerns raised by Nigerians.

Here are some comments gathered by DAILY POST from Twitter:

@Super_Spotter “Labour suspends strike after reaching an agreement with FG overnight! No surprises. My own is, of all the demands, FG only suspended the increase in electricity tariffs for 2 weeks. Nothing said about petrol. NLC didn’t even talk about the prolonged ASUU strike! We’re not ready.”

@Premadonnaviv “Two weeks reversal of electricity tariff hike isn’t enough to suspend the strike. We all know that the ‘palliatives’ the FG is offering is bullshit.What about fuel price? Most areas don’t even have stable electricity, we almost always rely on fuel for everything.”

@MFarees “Federal Government orders the halt in the electricity hike so that labour would suspend the strike, but ASUU has been on strike for almost 6 months now, and the FG ain’t saying nothing about it, because education is not their business, only Labour strike could affect them.”

@AdekolaDammy “NLC and TUC and those that went into that agreement to suspend the strike are enemies of the masses. Is the strike only about electricity tariff? We will surely by fuel for N200/litreWhy deregulate when refineries are not working? No wonder, we never believed in Labour.”

@AliyuAbumalik1 “The toothless Nigeria Labour Congress have decided to suspend the strike after striking a deceitful and insalubrious agreement with the Nigerian Government. And this is the beginning of the end for the masses in Nigeria.”

@SimplyOmoniyi “U have said it several times, we don’t have labour union anymore. This is tge worst set of labour leaders we have. They are only interested in cashing out and clout chasing. Paschal Bafyau and Adams Oshiomole remain the best labour leaders this country even had. What a pity.”

@Martmekus “Labour is not serious yet. So they didn’t demand for a cut on salaries, emoluments & allowance of political leaders? No cut on no of aides? They didn’t demand for a stop to the subsidizing of political leaders in terms of us paying for rent, food, fuel etc. No, we are not ready.”

@Iamkaypable “Are we striking because of the hike or we are striking because we are tired of everything wrong with this administration?We have insecurity, injustice, the police reform bill, the kalokalo and tinini-tanana economy modules.Labour is a shame in this country!”

@Hizzo9 “The current Labour chairman na Big Fool, I’ve always known. He’s also a tool for this government, How can you claim to be on the side of the masses and suspend the strike because 2 weeks mumu cruise. I give up abeg.”

@Tolu_ene “Something has happened behind the curtains, either NLC was threatened, or they were bribed!”

@Michael997 “Organized labour has just failed woefully. Nothing tangible was agreed, and why was the government Representatives not led by the president? @WabbaAyuba you have played and rubbished again by this insincere government or has something changed hands? I’m just asking sha.”

source: https://dailypost.ng/2020/09/28/nlc-under-attack-for-suspending-nationwide-strike/

This country Na wa.
how can we move forward.?
is it that NLC doesn't know what the masses want.
or the masses are asking to much.

this country is too big for only one head to understand

You mean these guys were just forming busy last few days with no moral justifications

Anyway in not sure I'm surprise.

I'll never take any Union or anyone seriously again in this country!

I don't want to insult anybody or organization but nLc is one of the most useless organization in Nigeria

Forget it! Threaten strike & have meeting by midnight then call off after cutting their share of the national cake.So NLC just like NANS, CSOs have all been rendered useless under this oppressive government.They are now cash out political bodies.

Scam NLC,, i no dat nonsense protest will end in scam

They know the reactions of Nigerians., "Let them wail,they will get use to it". Forget that nonsense talk of suspending electricity tariff because it will not work

Oh noooooo.

Gosh!

Toothless NLC..Here in Nigeria, right and Everybody has a premium sticker..They must have collected their their stock to keep shut.Stupid Union with no desire of the audiences at finger.

No be today dem begin sell us for this country.


By the way, even the Nairaland chief "zone-b" is using style to wail without duly purchasing and completing his "Wailers" form.. somebody should tell him we won't accept this type of half-hearted, stylish attempt to port over to this club of great seers famously called Wailers by confused lots.

First, he must denounce their "darling, confused, rudderless and evil policy implementing daddy"!!
That alone, is the first step to redemption!!!

The FG simply increased their offer to ÑLC at midnight and brought it cash in Ghana- must-go bags. That was just what played out. Who told you Ayuba Waba cares for how those increase affects us? Afterall, does he pay for petrol with his personal money?

When Told you the NLC is only in it to make money some morons here argued with me

°°°
NLC has been tickled with bribe....

Now that Big Brother has ended, all those people that were calling for the show's demise can now lead us (Big Brother naija lovers) to protest and riot if need be.

Was there any nation wide protest in the first place?

Those ones we read na their normal initial gra gra.

Pls, do we have opposition political party in Nigeria ?

the rubber stamp labour group have collected their own palliative

Whoever still believes this so called right activists are fighting for them is probably still dreaming.

Fellow Nigerians, you are all on your own!

For the fact that people believe in Nigeria despite everything that's happening shows that's a brain eating amoeba in nigerians brain

The labour leaders are so annoying

Is the NLC for Nigerians or their pocket?

I have said it overtime and Nigerians need to know that NLC under Ayuba Wabba can't do shit to fight for civil servants.

Ayuba and his so called Comrades are nothing but corrupt souls.
Even NANS leadership has gone to the dogs.

This NLC idiots went to eat small chops and suya Then came back to call off strike


Could never be ASUU

quite unbelievable that as at 12Am this morning, the supposed day the strike was to commence, no agreement had been reached. only for few hours later they said it has been called off.
anyways, in another thread, the Edo faction are still carrying on with the strike and protest.

Everything na scam now 4 naija.

I just won #10,000 on a bet..




That those noise makers will not go strike.

When Fulani holds all positions

They'll use your brains to eat amala

Una never see anything.

Labour betrayed Nigerians.
The bog question is, what happen after the two weeks?

After several hours of deadlocked meetings, labour suddenly agreed a midnight cease fire.
In the history of this country, most evils and corruptions take place at midnight.

Scavengers in Union clothes

They started salivating immediately they heard committee

Normal naija committee na money them dey share

Useless NLC it shall not well with that labot leader waba