“You overstepped your bounds by shutting down national grid,’ Tinubu’s aide tells labour

The Particular Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Info and Technique, Bayo Onanuga, has mentioned that the Nigeria Labour Congress, Commerce Union Congress, and different teams that shut down the nationwide grid needs to be grateful that Nigeria will not be underneath a army regime.

The Transmission Firm of Nigeria introduced the whole shutdown of Nigeria’s energy grid by labour unions because the strike by the NLC and TUC started.

NLC and TUC initiated a nationwide industrial motion on Monday to protest towards the Federal Authorities’s proposal of a N60,000 minimal wage.

In an announcement launched on Monday morning by TCN spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, the transmission firm introduced the deliberate shutdown of the nationwide energy grid by the employees.

Reacting to this throughout an interview with TVC Information on Monday, Onanuga defined that the nation is in a civilian regime that permits for freedom of expression.

He talked about that the labour leaders exceeded their authority, advising the unionists to train higher accountability of their requests.

“Labour ought to view itself as a companion with the Federal Authorities, not as an adversary to the Federal Authorities,” he acknowledged.

He continued, “Labour needs to be grateful to God that we aren’t in a army regime. We’re in a civilian regime that permits for freedom of expression.

“I believe that labour overstepped their bounds by shutting down the nationwide grid. At a time after we are complaining in regards to the lack of energy, I believe that act is excessive. You’re not purported to shut down the airports on everybody else. Becoming a member of the strike needs to be voluntary.

” I’ll attraction to labour to be extra accountable of their response. They can’t be asking for what they’re asking for. It’s unrealistic.”

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