Planned NLC strike unnecessary—Katsina group

• commends FG’s intervention
  

Coalition of Katsina Groups for National Unity and Integration,

said the planned strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is unnecessary.

The group in a communiqué issued at the end of its one-day engagements with youths, students, women and faith based organizations, said it was pleased with the various interventions by the current administration to address hardship faced by Nigerians.

The communique’ was signed by Comrade Hamza Umar Saulawa, Coordinator, Coalition of Katsina Groups for National Unity and Integration, Comrade Bishir Dauda Sabuwar Unguwa Katsina, Secretary and Comrade Rilwanu Mukhtar MD, Director, Contact and Mobilization.

“The upcoming nationwide protests by the N.L.C. is needless.

Our viewpoint is that the NLC has not exhausted all the available options for dialogue before calling on street protests.

“So far the Federal Government has not shown any disdain to the Labour. We have seen how the federal government is engaging the Organized Labour. And,the fact that some steps were taken towards meeting their demands, shows a high measure semblance of commitment on the part of the part of the government. Hence we feel that the new administration, deserves to enjoy a benefit of doubt.

“Realistically speaking,no government on this earth can meet the demands of the N.L C. in 14 days, hence we advise the Organized Labour to shelve their planned nationwide protests. However, we urge them to continue to engage the government using dialogue until their demands are met.”

It said using the recent experience during the #ENDSARS protest,and other streets protests that happened prior to ENDSARS, street demonstrations and strikes though constitutional rights, but do more harm than good.

“Thus,at this critical point in time, let the Organized Labour avoid doing anything that may undermine the existing fragile peace.

“While advocating dialogue,we condemn in strongest term, those groups and individuals, who are making political capital out of the suffering of Nigerians.

“This coalition is further calling on government at sub-national levels to augment the efforts of the federal government by rolling out different measures to cushion the hardship among the masses. There are three tiers of government; each of them should work assiduously like the Federal Government ,until the situation becomes better.

“All political office holders, including federal and state lawmakers should come up with intervention in their own wards or constituency towards alleviating the suffering of their people. Furthermore,the private sector and the philanthropists should also follow suit.”