The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Tuesday night, urged Nigerians to ignore news about a possible suspension of its planned nationwide strike scheduled to commence on Wednesday.

The statement which was posted on the official Twitter handle of the NLC @NLCheadquarters reads, “Ignore fake rumours, NLC is never divided. We are one united and strong labour centre. The protest rally will be held Tomorrow (Wednesday) nationwide.”

Earlier, the National President NLC, Joe AjaeroAjaero, in a chat with reporters noted that the NLC had no reason to suspend its proposed strike.

“We have no reasons to call off the planned protest. If we suspend or call it off, you will know. I can tell you that the mobilisation is very high,” Ajaero said.

In the same vein, Deputy Vice-President NLC, Titus Amba, noted that there was no new development following the national broadcast made by the President, Bola Tinubu, on Monday evening.

Similarly In a briefing with journalists at the State House, the Secretary-General of the NLC, Emmanuel Ugboaja, stated that the Congress might reconsider its stance on the proposed strike action.

Ugboaja’s statement had led to a series of controversies with news about a possible suspension making waves across the country.

Access24 reports that the government and the organised labour have been at loggerheads following the removal of subsidy by President Tinubu on May 29,2023. In an effort to foster negotiations, the government set up a committee to look into the demands of the organised labour.

Though the committee was given a total of eight weeks to come up with a suitable plan for workers and Nigerians at large, the labour leaders insisted that the committee had continued to show a lack of commitment towards their duty.