On Monday, NLC President Joe Ajaero announced that the Federal Government has decided to drop its contempt suit against organized labor. This decision comes in response to the widespread protests held last Wednesday, which highlighted the pressing issue of the escalating cost of living across the nation.
The document titled “Notice of Consequences of Disobedience to Court Order,” alternatively referred to as “Form 48,” was submitted to the National Industrial Court in Abuja during the preceding week.
The lawsuit alleged that the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria defied a court order that prohibited the unions from engaging in industrial action.
Ajaero, in an interview with Channels Television’s Politics Today, declared that the NLC’s National Executive Committee had decided to pursue additional measures in response to the stance taken by the Industrial Court and the Ministry of Justice, with the involvement of the Solicitor General of the Federation.
“Subsequently, the NEC of the NLC took a stand, granting a deadline until August 14th to rescind the aforementioned summons on grounds of contempt, under the threat of imminent industrial action,” he stated.
“Simultaneously, this afternoon, the Ministry of Justice, represented by the Solicitor General of the Federation, communicated a letter to us, officially retracting the charges.”
