By Steve Agbota
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has concluded plans to shutdown the nation’s seaports in compliance with the nationwide strike notice issued by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) starting from February, Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28, 2024.
“The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), under the leadership of Comrade (Prince) Dr Adewale Adeyanju, will join the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) 2-Day Nationwide Protest holding on the 27–28, 2024, as directed by the Congress after its NEC-in-Session rose from a meeting held today, Monday, February 2024, in Abuja, directing all its affiliate members across the nation to strictly comply.
“The protest is coming on the backdrop of the federal government’s refusal to honour the “October 2, 2023, agreement signed with Congress.
“However, the Congress believes that if the Agreement had been honoured and implemented, it would have gone a long way to ameliorate the sufferings and hardships the government’s ill-conceived and ill-implemented policies have brought upon Nigerian workers and the citizenry of the country.
“In view of this, MWUN, as an affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress, would in totality comply with the NLC directive.”
Recall that on February 8, the NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) gave a two-week ultimatum to the government to meet demands.
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) will hold a two-day nationwide protest over the hardship being experienced by Nigerians as well as the deteriorating security situation in the country.NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said the protest would begin a week after the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum it issued to the Federal Government, which will expire on February 23. The planned days for the nationwide protest are February 27 and 28.