EXCLUSIVE: How FG Used ‘Emotional Blackmail’ To Lure Labour Into Suspending Strike

Indications have emerged as to how the federal government used “emotional blackmail” as a weapon to lure the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) into calling off their industrial strike action.

Emotional blackmail involves using another party’s fear, guilt, or sense of obligation to pressure them to comply with a demand.