Court Bars NLC, TUC From Embarking On Proposed Strike

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The National Industrial Court on Thursday, has granted an interim injunction restraining the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), from embarking on any industrial action or stoppage of work from Monday September, 28 2020.

Justice Ibrahim Galadima said the order was pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.

Recall that The New Diplomat had reported that the NLC and TUC had decided to embark on its planned nationwide protest with effect from Monday Sept. 28 over the refusal of Federal Government to reverse the hikes in electricity tariff and fuel pump price.NLC TUC

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NLC President, Mr Ayubba Wabba in his address to newsmen after the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the NLC held on Tuesday in Abuja, had said the union would go ahead with the strike.

The court also granted an order of interim injunction restraining the unions, their officers, affiliates, privies from disrupting, restraining, picketing or preventing the workers or its affiliates or ordinary Nigerians from accessing their offices to carry out their legitimate duties on the 28th September 2020 or any other date.

Justice Galadima made the order sequel to an ex-parte application filed by the Incorporated Trustees of Peace and Unity Ambassadors Association through their counsel, Sunusi Musa.

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The court also granted an order compelling the Inspector General of Police and the Director General Department of State Services (DSS) to provide protection for workers engaged in their legitimate duties from any form of harassment, intimidation and bullying by the officers, agents or privies of the unions pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.

'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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