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The presidency has said the organised labour should be thankful that Nigeria is not in a military regime, stressing that their demands are unrealistic.<\/p>\n

President Bola Tinubu\u2019s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, said the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, enjoy much freedom because Nigeria is not under a military regime.<\/p>\n

Featuring on TVC, Onanuga said labour should not have shut down the airports and national grid to enforce nationwide strike.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the organized labour embarked on strike to push for an improved pay package.<\/p>\n

The strike was, however, called off after the Nigerian Government and and labour agreed to increase the minimum wage and continue further negotiations.<\/p>\n

Labour demanded N494,000 while government proposed N60,000; but the agreement reached might see the latter paying between N60,000 to N100,000.<\/p>\n

However, Onanuga urged labour to be responsible in their demands.<\/p>\n

According to Onanuga: \u201cLabour should view itself as a partner with the Federal Government, not as an adversary to the Federal Government.<\/p>\n

\u201cLabour should be thankful to God that we are not in a military regime. We are in a civilian regime that allows for freedom of expression.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that labour overstepped their bounds by shutting down the national grid. At a time when we are complaining about the lack of power, I think that act is extreme. You\u2019re not supposed to shut down the airports on everyone else. Joining the strike should be voluntary.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will appeal to labour to be more responsible in their reaction. They cannot be asking for what they are asking for. It is unrealistic.\u201d<\/p>\n

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