The Nigeria Labour Congress has suspended its five-day warning strike in Kaduna state.
Announcing the suspension on Wednesday, May 19, the president of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba, said the decision is to honour the invitation of the federal government on Thursday, May 20.
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Labour unions had embarked on the warning strike against the administration of Governor Nasir El-Rufai over the mass sack of workers.
Govenor El-Rufai, however, dared the labour leaders, saying their action would not make him change his stance on the sacked workers.
Meanwhile, the Kaduna state governor had earlier vowed that Comrade Wabba and other labour leaders will be dealt with.
El-Rufai made the statement on Wednesday, May 19, during the 23rd Annual Tax Conference in Kaduna. He said by the time his government is done with them, Wabba and other NLC leaders will never return to Kaduna state.
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He described the labour leaders as criminals, adding that their actions which prevented businesses like banks, petrol stations and others from opening are illegal.
The federal government said it was concerned with the crisis in Kaduna State between workers and the state government.
The labour minister, Chris Ngige, in a statement Tuesday called on both parties to observe a ‘ceasefire.’
“We hope and also pray the Kaduna state Governor not to escalate matters to such a level where it becomes uncontrollable. We also appeal the to the leaders of the labour centres to step down action to make way for discussion,” Mr Ngige said in the Tuesday statement by his office.
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