The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial
Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) says its members will join the Nigeria Labour
Congress (NLC) in its two-day strike action.
NLC recently announced plans to embark on a nationwide
strike to protest the hike in petrol pump price, electricity tariff, alongside
other issues, and accused the federal government of abandoning negotiations.
The congress also said the government has failed to
implement some of the resolutions reached at previous meetings.
The industrial action is scheduled to start on Tuesday,
September 5, 2023.
Aligning with the movement, NUBIFIE in a statement signed by
Mohammed Sheikh, its general secretary, directed all members to stay off duty
during the two-day strike.
This means that workers in Nigerian banks such as GTB, Zenith Bank, Access Bank as well as insurance
companies, are likely to stay off work.
“In line with the communique issued after the meeting of
National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) held on
Thursday 31 August 2023 that all affiliates should direct all its members to
commence two days’ withdrawal of services from Tuesday September 5 and
Wednesday September 6, 2023,” the statement, dated September 2, 2023, reads.
“The directive is imperative
to get the needed attention of the government and warn it of its new found love
of meddling in the internal affairs of unions rather than address the punishing
economic circumstances we find ourselves in.
“We hereby direct all our organs to comply with this
directive by ensuring all our members stay off duty for the two days.
Commenting on the union’s resolve to join the strike on
Tuesday, Abakpa Anthony, president NUBIFIE, said members of the bank and
insurance companies were also being affected by the economic hardship.
“You know we are also part of the suffering, hence the
reason why we must join the NLC in the strike, “Anthony said.
“The directive stands
unless the federal government says otherwise.”
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