Saheed Jamiu, Abuja
The Trade Union Congress has threatened to call its members out for strike if the fuel scarcity persists. It however said it is currently monitoring and engaging with stakeholders over the prolonged fuel scarcity in many parts of the country.
It stated that aside from the high transport fares it has caused in many states, it has also caused untold hardship to many Nigerians.
National President, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, Quadri Olaleye while addressing journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, vowed that the union might be forced to take an “emergency decision” if the situation persists after the union’s consultation.
“The union might proceed on industrial action or lead a protest over the matter. At the moment, we are watching, we are monitoring, and doing some engagements for us to be able to make emergency decisions. When labour takes an emergency decision, do you know what it means? It is either strike or protest.”
“You can see that even what they are using to investigate the man-made problem is part of the funds made for the Nigerian workers. So we are monitoring and when it is time to take a decision we would. ”
Olaleye also revealed that the union had commenced a process of organising and mobilising workers and like-mind political actors for political alternatives to the leadership problems in Nigeria.
