Strike: Outrage Over Six-Month Jail Threat

Outrage has been stirred on social media after the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) warned workers planning to embark on the indefinite strike declared by Labour unions, that they risk going to jail for six months.

GWG.ng reports that the AGF gave the warning in a statement on Sunday to dissuade workers from the strike action.

According to him, Section 18 of the Trade Disputes Act requires a worker employed in any essential services to give their employer 15 days’ notice before ceasing their services. Any who did not comply would be liable on conviction to a fine or imprisonment for six months.”

Nigerians both home and diaspora took to their social media handles to react to the jail threat against the strike by the AGF. See some reactions gathered by GWG.ng.

@donchia said, “These guys are worse than dictators. It tells you what Nigerians should expect the longer they stay in power. I hope the opposition is already thinking of 2027. The time is now, not later.”

@peterskan7070 said, “So the federal government wants them to continue working under the minimum wage of 30,000 when one bag of rice is 80,000 and they are buying SUV cars worth over 15 million for themselves in the country.”

@ecetanedum said, “They should kukuma increase the size of the Prisons be that….❤❤❤. The present size no go fit enter all of us nah..”

 @MikeInyeneesq said, “Industrial strike action is a fundamental rights this section is inconsistent with the provisions of the constitution therefore its void.”

Comfy Home Beddings PBD/0 reacted, “In a democracy?” 

Prince Adebobajo Adedeji said, “That is why it’s a strike action. It has to be premature and illegal for us to have our legal right in our own mother land. Attorney General’s salary can pay about 5/6 persons if they were to be receiving 300k/month yet they are ok seeing the masses suffer with 30k monthly.”

 @blessd_kc said, “His Oga just proposed treasonable without law now he want tell us say strike nah now illegal?”

@virgin said, “That’s a big lie. Labour unions has the to call for strike if negotiations fail. Stop the lles.”

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