Secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), George Akume says labour committed an act of treason when the union shut down the national grid during the nationwide strike.
The SGF mentioned this whilst speaking in Abuja on Thursday during a meeting with the national executive council (NEC) of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).
“Nowhere in the world has labour ever tampered with the national grid. It is treason! Treasonable felony is economic sabotage; you don’t do that,” he said.
“We are trying to rebuild the economy. The president is picking it up, and they want to destroy it. Of what use is that to all of us? That is not the way.”
Commenting on the efforts of the government to ease the economic hardship in the country, Akume assured that compressed natural gas (CNG) buses, rice, and other essentials would soon be available to the people to ameliorate the hardship.
“It is not that we are not working. We are working, and that is why we implemented the N35,000 wage, which is more than the minimum wage,” he said.
“There are buses ready to be distributed, and soon, rice and other essentials will be available.”
He also said that the church must work with the government in the provision of infrastructure for the citizens.
“The church must collaborate with the government in providing facilities for people, whether it is in education, health, or agriculture,” Akume said.
“We don’t separate; we combine. There is a symbiotic relationship that can never be destroyed.”