Senate urges NLC, TUC, ASUU to call off strike in national interest

The Senate on Wednesday, November 15, called on the leadership of organized labour, including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to urgently call off their ongoing strike in the spirit of patriotism and national interest.

The Senate also mandated its leadership led by Senate President Akpabio to urgently meet with representatives of the unions to seek amicable resolutions of their demands.

The resolutions of the Red Chamber followed its consideration of a motion moved by Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, at plenary, titled: “The need for Labour to reconsider their industrial action in the interest of patriotism and for rule of law and order.”