The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday directed all workers to picket all the offices of the Central Bank of Nigeria nationwide starting next week over the current cash crunch in the country.
The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, gave the directive during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday.
The labor leader said the directive became imperative following the expiration of a one-week ultimatum given to the apex bank to make cash available for Nigerians. The NLC last week gave the CBN and commercial banks a one-week ultimatum to make naira notes available to workers and Nigerians.
The organization said it would direct workers to stay at home if the apex bank failed to make the naira notes available to Nigerians.
The action taken by NLC is commendable and it will go a long way towards ensuring that citizens have access to their money when they need it most. It also shows how much power labour unions can wield when they come together with one voice and demand justice from government institutions such as CBN which are responsible for regulating currency circulation across the country.
