JUST IN: NLC suspends warning strike in Kaduna

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its five-day warning strike in Kaduna State.

However, the President of the Congress, Ayuba Wabba said the decision was to honour the invitation of the Federal Government on Thursday to mediate in the dispute between labour and the Kaduna State Government.

You will recall that earlier today, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige ruptured in the ongoing face-off between the Kaduna State government and labour unions by inviting both parties to a reconciliation meeting.

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Ngige had directed the two parties to maintain the status quo ante Bellum pending the resolution of the issues in contention.

“I am therefore constrained in the exercise of my powers as the Minister of Labour and Employment, under the Trade Disputes Act, CAP. T8, Laws of Federation of Nigeria (LFN) 2004; to invite you and your top officials to the emergency trade dispute conciliation meeting,” he said.

No doubt, the strike has paralysed critical sectors of the economy in the state and the state governor Nasir El-Rufai in reaction was forced to declared the NLC Chairman and other leaders wanted for economic sabotage and attacks on public infrastructure.