By Core Reporters
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC has insisted in going on with the proposed strike action on Monday
This was sequel to a meeting of the leadership of the national assembly with the organised labour held on Sunday at the national assembly, though the meeting could not not yield fruitful result as labour insisted on going ahead with the strike action. But the leadership of the national assembly is assured labour will do the needful.
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio while briefing newsmen after the meeting with the labour union said, “in the last four hours we have been appealing to the NLC and TUC that they should return to the negotiation table with the federal government, because we cannot afford to allow the hardship going on in the country to continue.
On his part, the Speaker of the house of representatives, Rt hon Tajudeen Abbas added we agreed with the organised labour to go back for discussion with the executive for possible positive outcome.
Meanwhile, the NLC and TUC leaders said, the national assembly appealed to them to call off the strike but they are restrained because they can’t sit on their own and call off the strike until they meet with their affiliate bodies.
