Labour Shutting down National Grid Is Treasonous Felony-SGF

George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has advised Organized Labor members to use greater restraint when advocating for the reinstatement of the previous power pricing and a national minimum wage.

Speaking to the National Executive Council of the Christian Association of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja, Akume said that the National Grid shutdown by Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) members constituted a treasonable offense.

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The SGF, who reaffirmed the commitment of President Bola Tinubu to improve the welfare of Nigerians, lamented the loss of revenue by the Federal Government due to the action of the Organised Labour.

The Senate had also expressed worry over the implications of the shutdown of the National Grid and disruption of hajj flights, among other actions taken by the Organised Labour during the nationwide strike for a new minimum wage.
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The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, had on Tuesday, said that shutting down the grid was tantamount to economic sabotage rather than an agitation.

Labour shut down the National Grid on Monday and restored it on Tuesday after it relaxed its industrial action to press home demands for new minimum wage