Strike: Senate summons emergency meeting with labour leaders 

Senate on Wednesday resolved to immediately summon an emergency meeting with the labour leaders to address the ongoing nationwide strike by the organised labour unions comprises of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC.
The Red Chamber specifically urged the unions to call off the strike occasioned by the assault on the NLC President, Joe Ajaero on November 1, in Imo State.
The resolutions followed a motion by Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP Bauchi Central) during plenary on the industrial action which has grounded many official activities across the country.
In the motion, which was presented by Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, the Bauchi lawmaker condemned the attack on Ajaero, describing it as unfortunate.
According to him,
the NLC president had the constitutional rights, as a Nigerian and Imo citizen, to be involved in the electioneering in the state, and that it was wrong to brutalised him for participating in the process.
He said: “The Senate is aware that the strike which has commenced since 14th of November 2023 is not unconnected with the alleged assault on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress during the electioneering campaign that took place in Imo State.
“The Senate worries that most of the demands of the NLC are not targeted towards just the welfare of the Nigerian workers but essentially targeted most essentially at issues arising from the alleged political involvement of the President of the NLC, who also is an indigene and also have a right to a part of the campaign process in Imo State.”
The lawmaker said it was found that, as a matter fact, there was indeed assault on the President of the NLC freely participating political campaign process of Imo as a citizen of the state.
He expressed worry that if the strike was allowed to continue, Nigerians would be the worst for it and it could lead to a total collapse of the economy.
Some of the senators in their contributions, including Ali Ndume (APC Borno South) and Adams Oshiomohle (APC Edo North), condemned the attack on the NLC president, but added that the entire country should not continued to suffer for alleged offence committed in one state.
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