Industrial action: Ngige cautions Energy Commission

…says no work no pay will be applied
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has directed the striking staff of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) to end action as no person or union has the right to query the powers of the President over appointments.

A statement by the Director Press, Samuel Olowookere said the Minister noted that it is illegal for a section of the staff of the Commission to have been on four week strike over the re-appointment of Prof. Jidere Bala as the Director General of the Commission.

He warned the striking workers who were manhandling other innocent staff to stop using unionism as a disguise for hooliganism as Government would not hesitate to invoke necessary provision of the Trade Unions Act on “No Work, No pay,” if the illegal strike continues.