The Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) has called on the Federal Government and the Labour Unions to work relentlessly to avert disruption of socioeconomic activities in the country.
The Organised Private Sector of Nigeria is comprised of five business membership organizations, namely: Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN); Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA);
Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA); The Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) and Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI).
In a joint statement made available to Newsshelve by the Director General of MAN, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, the OPSN said it has been following keenly, the developments leading to the recent call by the National Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) for a nationwide peaceful protest or rally, on Wednesday 2nd August 2023.
The statement read in part, “It would appear that the series of consultations between the Federal Government and the Labour Union have not yielded positive results and the latter has resolved to go ahead with the protest.
“While recognizing the right of the Labour Union to pursue the welfare of its members, we continue to implore the Government to employ it’s best endeavours to reengage the leadership of the Unions and find an amicable ground to avert the imminent disruption in business activities that will attend the protest.
” We opine that adequate consideration should be given to the dire state of the economy and the possible unintended social unrest that may result from the protests.
“We call on our members to be circumspective in their business operations, as we await the outcome of ongoing consultations between the Government and the labour Unions.”
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