Wage strike: FG reveals one action of labour leaders that could earn them life jail-term

  • Although the NLC and the TUC have relaxed the strike for one week but the federal government is still counting their loss
  • Speaking on behalf of Tinubu’s government, the SGF George Akume disclosed that organised labour went too far with its actions in just two days over their demand for a new minimum wage
  • Akume noted that the singular action of labour leaders shutting down the national grid could have earned them life imprisonment as it is amounted to a “treasonable felony”

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

FCT, Abuja – The federal government, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has urged organised labour to be more cautious in their demands for the national minimum wage and the restoration of the old electricity tariff.