The Niger chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress has suspended the indefinite strike action started on Wednesday.
According to the Nation, the suspension was announced after an emergency joint State Executive Council Meeting of the NLC and TUC at Labour House Minna on Wednesday night.
The meeting was held after an extensive meeting with Governor Mohammed Umar Bago, and his executives where an agreement was reached and the government offered to address the demands of the Organised Labour.
The NLC and TUC SEC unanimously resolved the progress was sufficient for the strike to be suspended while discussion continued.
The motion for suspension of the strike was moved by the Chairman of RATTAWU, Comrade Isah Mahmoud and seconded by the Chairman of NAAT, IBBUL, Dr Hamzat Aliyu.
All workers were directed to resume work immediately.
The state chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Idrees Lafene, and his Trade Union Congress counterpart, Ibrahim Gana, had on Monday directed civil servants in the state to commence an indefinite strike over what they described as the failure of the state government to continue negotiations on issues affecting the welfare of the workers and the smooth running of the state.
However, the Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Usman, in a move to avert the strike informed journalists that a meeting to iron out issues with labour was slated for Tuesday afternoon.
He noted that the Mohammed Bago administration was enjoying a cordial relationship with the organised labour, assuring all that contentious issues would be addressed in the best interest of the state.
“In furtherance of this understanding, the government of Niger State today, Tuesday 20th February, 2024 invited organised labour to a meeting by 2 pm and it is hoping to receive its cooperation in this regard,” he said.
