Kebbi government urges NLC to shelve plan

Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Abubakar Bagudu, has appealed to workers to shelve the nation-wide strike scheduled to begin today.He made the appeal in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Abubakar Mauzu Dakingari. He said the governor, who is a member of the committee working to agree on the proposals, would support moves to harmonise the differences.

The governor promised that they would meet to finalise and sign the report of the committee for submission to President Muhammadu Buhari. Bagudu assured workers and Nigerians in general that both the federal and state governments would do everything possible to uplift the welfare of the workforce.

He urged the labour leadership to discard the planned strike in the interest of the country and wellbeing of the citizenry. “They should await the submission of the report and the decision of the president on it,” he added.