ASHENEWS reports that the Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa’ad, has appealed to the Organised Labour to shelve the ongoing strike in the country.
The sultan appealed in a statement issued by his media team on Sunday.
The Sultan who acknowledged the necessity of such actions by the Organised Labour however urged them to consider the hardship posed by such actions to the masses.
He advised them to consider the general interest of Nigerians in their efforts to get their demands met.
“The Labour leaders should consider the overbearing effects of the strike action they plan to embark upon in the wellbeing of the same Nigerians, whose interest they are fighting to protect, and therefore shelve the industrial action.
“Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar said, having been personally involved in such negotiations between the labour and government in the past, he was aware of the fact that the labour leaders are doing what is right making a case for better welfare for their class of fellow workers but that, they should do it in a way that will not plunge the nation into further hardship and difficult situation.
“You are doing what is right for your class of fellow workers but you should do it within the ambit of compassion and see strike always as the last option,” he said.
Instead, he urged them not to be tired of negotiating with the government.
“We appeal to Labour not to take the nation through another leg of hardship because that exactly is what will happen, if they make good their plan to go on this strike. They should try to listen to the government while the government should listen to them and both parties arrive at a conclusion that will be beneficial to all Nigerians with the working class inclusive,” he appealed.
