BY SEYIFUNMI LUMEKO
Dr Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, has described the seven- day ultimatum by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) as an empty threat.
The Minister said the ultimatum is already misplaced because it was addressed to the President of Nigerian, which contravenes labour laws.
Recall that the TUC had threatened to call a nationwide industrial strike if the Federal Government fails to reverse the recent hikes in petrol pump price and electricity tariff.
Ngige stated this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
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Ngige said: “The seven-day ultimatum was misplaced because they were writing the President and issuing an ultimatum to him. The President is not recognised by ILO.
“The competent authority for this nature of the dispute in Nigeria resides in the man who oversees them, which is whoever is the Minister of Labour and Employment.”
