National Vice-Chairman (Northwest) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has advised President Tinubu to develop a functional partnership with Labour.
Lukman, a member of the National Working Committee (NWC), also commended Labour for shelving its planned strike against subsidy removal.
The APC chief advised that it would be in the interest of all if the unions were carried along from policy formulation to implementation.
He stated this in a statement titled “Nigerian Democracy and the Challenge of Governance.”
The former Labour leader and politician argued that the simple courtesy of having the NLC and TUC as a part of policy design would help reduce friction and tension with the APC government.
He said,
“The young government of President Tinubu was able to open negotiations with NLC and TUC and already, both have agreed to suspend their planned strike.
“However, beyond the suspension of the planned strike, APC and the government of President Tinubu must consider developing a functional partnership with organized labour.”