George Akume, Secretary to the Federation’s Government (SGF), claims that the labour union committed treason by shutting down the national grid during the statewide strike.
Akume addressed in Abuja on Thursday at a meeting of the Christian Association of Nigeria‘s (CAN) national executive council.
The SGF said:
“Nowhere in the world has labour ever tampered with the national grid. It is treason! Treasonable felony is economic sabotage; you don’t do that.”
“We are trying to rebuild the economy. The president is picking it up, and they want to destroy it. Of what use is that to all of us? That is not the way.”
Speaking on the government’s attempts to alleviate the country’s economic hardship, the SGF told Nigerians that compressed natural gas (CNG) buses, rice and other necessities will be available to them shortly.
He said:
“It is not that we are not working. We are working, and that is why we implemented the N35,000 wage, which is more than the minimum wage.”
“There are buses ready to be distributed, and soon, rice and other essentials will be available.”
“The church must collaborate with the government in providing facilities for people, whether it is in education, health, or agriculture.”
“We don’t separate; we combine. There is a symbiotic relationship that can never be destroyed.”