Organised labour shuts nation’s seaports over ongoing strike

In line with the directive of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC ) over ongoing strike actions, the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has shut down all the country’s seaports,  grounding commercial activities inside and outside.

The Informant247 reports that NLC and TUC had threatened to embark on strike over the proposed national minimum wage.

The executive members of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) had stormed Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports around 8 am to chase out clearing agents from the ports, saying the move was in compliance with the directive of NLC after the meeting with the federal government ended in deadlock.

Jonhkenedy Ikechukwu, Public Relations Officer of MWUN, told the newsmen that the strike action is total, adding that there is no going back until the government accepts the demands of the organised labour.

He said, “All the seaports are currently under lock and key. The strike is total, and there is no going back until the government accepts the demands of Labour.”