President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday contrasted his approach towards dialogue with organised labour with that of a dictatorial government, choosing cooperation over conflict in response to labor’s call for a national strike.
He also emphasized the peaceful resolution of negotiations, without arrests or threats, demonstrating a commitment to democratic values.
Tinubu made this claim during a live broadcast celebrating Democracy Day.
He stated, “As we continue to reform the economy, I shall always listen to the people and will never turn my back on you.
“In this spirit, we have negotiated in good faith and with open arms with organized labour on a new national minimum wage. We shall soon send an executive bill to the National Assembly to enshrine what has been agreed upon as part of our law for the next five years or less.
“In the face of labour’s call for a national strike, we did not seek to oppress or crack down on the workers as a dictatorial government would have done. We chose the path of cooperation over conflict.
“No one was arrested or threatened. Instead, the labour leadership was invited to break bread and negotiate toward a good-faith resolution.”
