The Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) has urged the Federal Government to do all possible to avert a nation-wide strike.
The organization warned that economic indicators were not favorable, and that Nigeria could not afford another strike.
This was said in a statement issued on Sunday by the organization, which urged the Tinubu administration and the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to reach a reasonable arrangement.
The Nigerian Labour Congress’s 21-day ultimatum to go on indefinite strike expired on Friday, according to Platinum Times.
On Wednesday, the top Labour organization will meet to decide when the indefinite strike would begin.
‘’The economic indicators are not good and simply put, the economy cannot afford a nationwide strike at this time.
“We have keenly watched the back-and-forth consultations between the government on the one hand and the NLC and TUC, on the other.
‘’It is evident that the series of consultations between the federal government and the labour unions have not yielded positive results and the latter has resolved, in one way or the other, to go ahead with the protest/strike,” it said.
OPSN said it was worried that both the government and the Labour unions were not giving adequate consideration to the dire situation of the country’s economy.
It also wondered if the Labour unions were considering the devastating/disruptive impact that a nationwide strike will have on the country at this time.
“One is beginning to wonder if the well-being of more than 200 million Nigerians is being factored into their negotiations,” it added.