New minimum wage: What suspension of strike means – UATH commends NLC

The University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Tuesday, commended the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for suspending its proposed strike.

Mr Frank Omagbon, the Information Officer of the hospital, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gwagwalada on Tuesday.

DAILy POST reports that the organised Labour had threatened to commence a nationwide strike on Tuesday to press home its demand for N30,000 as minimum wage.

However, Labour after many hours of deliberations with the tripartite committee on Monday night called suspended the strike.

According to Omaghon, the suspension of the strike “clearly shows that NLC and the government will reach a common understanding that will make for an amicable resolution of a minimum wage.

“That is the beauty and power of dialogue. It also means that for NLC to have suspended the strike, it has the masses at heart.

“The union has given the strike a human face in view of the hardship it would have brought on Nigerians,.

“It is my hope that those who are mediating will help bring lasting solution to incessant unrest on minimum wage.

“This is the best decision any reasonable and coordinated union can make.

“I am using this medium to commend NLC for the good conduct and cooperation in suspending the planned strike,” he said.