Rivers APC Applauds NLC’s ‘Unique Sacrifice’ To Avert Strike, Asks Wike To Respect Agreement

The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Rivers State has applauded the organized Labour for being firm with their demands from the Rivers State Government.

The party said the Labour leaders demonstrated uncommon maturity and discipline in allowing last minute discussions to prevail for the good of Rivers workers.

Rivers APC in a statement by it’s spokesperson, Ogbonna Nwuke also appealed to the Rivers State Government under the watch of Governor Nyesom Wike to fulfill it’s promises to workers as reached in Monday’s night’s truce.

Nwuke said: “We have heard that the Rivers State Government and Labour have settled their differences. It took last minute efforts which lasted late into the night to avert a crippling strike.

“We believe that the NLC and it’s associates demonstrated uncommon maturity and discipline in allowing last minute discussions. Accordingly, the breakthrough recorded at the late night meeting is plainly as a result of the unique sacrifice made by labour in the overall interest of the state and nation.

“While we welcome the resolutions reached at the end of that very crucial meeting, it is our expectation that the Rivers State Government under the watch of Governor Nyesom Wike would fulfill it’s promises to workers.

“Government must have a human face and all of us have a responsibility to evolve for mankind, a kinder and responsive system that is understanding, just and fair. We hope the Governor of Rivers State would learn lessons from this. His administration had no reason whatsoever to threaten sons and daughters of Rivers State who are part of the labour movement, and who are rendering essential services to the people of the State.

“We thank labour leaders for doing the needful. They have proved that the interest of the working class was more paramount in the decision they took to call out workers. We call on the Wike administration to eschew it’s gunboat politics. It has no place in egalitarian society and no place in a society that hopes to embrace a system of social responsibility.

“We cannot afford to have government which abhors the spirit of our constitution while pretending to act under the guise of promoting the Rule of Law.”