Lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Wednesday criticised organised labour for shutting down essential services, especially the national grid and hospitals, during the industrial action that lasted more than 24 hours.
While most lawmakers who spoke at a plenary presided over by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu maintained that industrial actions and dissent are fundamental rights within the democratic space and must be protected, they argued that how labour conducted itself during the just-suspended strike showed a lack of empathy for Nigerians.
