The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to launch solidarity actions if the Federal Government fails to take concrete steps to address the country’s worsening security crisis.
The organized labour union issued the warning in a press statement signed by NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero on Wednesday.
The threat comes following a string of mass abductions, including the recent kidnapping of school children and teachers in Oyo State.
In the statement, the NLC expressed solidarity with the striking members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), who went on national strike to protest the recent abductions of teachers and students.
“The national and well-co-ordinated action represents the resolve of Teachers to take their destiny in their hands instead of waiting to be slaughtered to the last person,” the NLC stated.
Commending the NUT leadership led by Comrade Titus Audu Amba, the NLC noted that its heart goes out to vulnerable workers, including teachers,
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