President Bola Tinubu has expressed displeasure with the approach of a section of the Organised Labour, saying calling four strike actions within nine months of a new administration was unacceptable.
Tinubu spoke on Thursday in Lagos where he inaugurated the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line project, a 37km project expected to reduce travel time and improve transportation and logistics in the State.
The President also witnessed the signing of the contract for Phase 2 of the LRMT Red Line project by the Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) Engr. Abimbola Akinajo and the Chairman of CCECC Nigeria Limited, Jason Zhang.
According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, he called on Nigerians to embrace change and work towards national progress.
He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to eradicating corruption and called on labour unions to refrain from disruptive actions.
Speaking to the incessant industrial actions called by Labour, under various pretexts, the President advised Labour leaders to rather help society by maintaining the peace, if their reason is not political, reminding them that the Labour movement is the only voice available to Nigerians.
”Some labour unions should understand that no matter how we cling to our freedom and rights, to call for strikes within the first nine months of a new administration is unacceptable.
”If you want to directly participate in the electoral process, wait until 2027, if not, maintain the peace. Labour is not the only voice of Nigeria,” the President affirmed.