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Why NLC Suspended The 5-Day Warning Strike In Kaduna

Afnews Editor

May 20, 2021

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has suspended the five-day warning strike in Kaduna State.

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The National President of NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, stated this at an emergency meeting in Kaduna on Wednesday evening.

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According to him, the move was to honour the invitation of the Federal Government on Thursday.

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AF NEWS reports that the five-day warning strike was organized to protest against the administration of Governor Nasir El-Rufai over the mass sack of workers.

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However, the strike action and protest by the NLC has plunged the state into an unusual crisis as the state government and the Labour Union engaged in a face-off.

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The protest turned violent on Tuesday when thugs believed to be supporters of the state government hijacked the activities of the NLC.

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