- Kalu urged House leadership to engage with Senate and organized labor leaders to end industrial action, involving the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress.
- Several lawmakers who contributed to debate on the motion lamented the hardship caused to Nigerian masses by the ongoing strike and called for urgent steps to end the impasse.
In order to give the leadership and members of the House of Representatives time to consider ways to put an end to the ongoing organised labour strike, the plenary session has been deferred halfway.
The House of Representatives’ Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, submitted a resolution of urgent public interest during Wednesday’s resumed plenary, and it was quickly considered and adopted. This led to the adjournment.
Under the auspices of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), Kalu called on the leadership of the House to convene with its Senate counterpart and, following that, the leadership of organised labour to seek a peaceful resolution to the industrial action.
Several lawmakers who contributed to debate on the motion lamented the hardship caused to Nigerian masses by the ongoing strike and called for urgent steps to end the impasse.
In his ruling before the adjournment, Speaker Abbas Tajudeen said, the leadership of the House would proceed on a meeting with that of the Senate and enjoined members to make individual efforts to address the precarious situation.
Consequently, all items listed on the Order Paper for consideration were suspended while the House was adjourned to the next legislative day, being Thursday.