AS the organised labour begins a three-day nationwide strike today over agitations for a minimum wage, the Federal Government has put all security outfits on red alert.
This is just as labour leaders emerged from a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan at the State House on Tuesday night with a resolution to go back to consult with their internal organs before taking another position on the strike.
The labour leaders had been called for a meeting by the president as he attempted to avert the three-day warning strike.
No decision to immediately call off the strike was reached with the president which in essence means that the labour force would down tools as planned.
According to the acting President of the President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Peter Esele, who briefed State House correspondents alongside the acting President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Promise Adewusi, after the meeting which lasted for less than 30 minutes, having heard from President Jonathan, they had resolved to go back to brief their various organs.
An informed security source revealed to the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday night that the action became necessary to prevent the situation from being hijacked by criminal-minded persons or group(s) which might want to capitalise on the situation to foment trouble or unleash mayhem in the country.
The source also said that government took the action to provide adequate security for life and property in all the nooks and crannies of the country.
“Government is not leaving anything to chance, especially the current volatile political situation in the country and as well the fragile security situation which is giving government concern each day,” Nigerian Tribune source disclosed.
The source further revealed that adequate security personnel had been deployed in the nation’s land, seaports and airports while public places such as NITEL, PHCN, oil installations, Presidential Villa, National Assembly, Federal Secretariat, FRCN, NTA stations, among others, are also to be guarded to prevent hoodlums from wreaking possible havoc.
Nigerian Tribune further learnt that extra security had also been deployed in the Niger Delta to maintain law and order even as the MEND has threatened to attack several oil installations in the region during the period.
In fact, heads of various security outfits had held several consultations with the National Security Adviser (NSA), General Andrew Azazi, on the need for adequate security in the country during and after the warning strike.
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Alhaji Hafiz Ringim, was reported to have put all state commands on red alert with the strict warning to commissioners of police to maintain absolute peace and order in their areas of operations.
No decision to immediately call off the strike was reached with the president which in essence means that the labour force would down tools as planned.
According to the acting President of the President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Peter Esele, who briefed State House correspondents alongside the acting President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Promise Adewusi, after the meeting which lasted for less than 30 minutes, having heard from President Jonathan, they had resolved to go back to brief their various organs.
An informed security source revealed to the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday night that the action became necessary to prevent the situation from being hijacked by criminal-minded persons or group(s) which might want to capitalise on the situation to foment trouble or unleash mayhem in the country.
The source also said that government took the action to provide adequate security for life and property in all the nooks and crannies of the country.
“Government is not leaving anything to chance, especially the current volatile political situation in the country and as well the fragile security situation which is giving government concern each day,” Nigerian Tribune source disclosed.
The source further revealed that adequate security personnel had been deployed in the nation’s land, seaports and airports while public places such as NITEL, PHCN, oil installations, Presidential Villa, National Assembly, Federal Secretariat, FRCN, NTA stations, among others, are also to be guarded to prevent hoodlums from wreaking possible havoc.
Nigerian Tribune further learnt that extra security had also been deployed in the Niger Delta to maintain law and order even as the MEND has threatened to attack several oil installations in the region during the period.
In fact, heads of various security outfits had held several consultations with the National Security Adviser (NSA), General Andrew Azazi, on the need for adequate security in the country during and after the warning strike.
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Alhaji Hafiz Ringim, was reported to have put all state commands on red alert with the strict warning to commissioners of police to maintain absolute peace and order in their areas of operations.
Source:http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/front-page-news/13357-fg-puts-security-on-red-alert-jonathans-effort-to-stop-strike-fails-labour-leaders-meet-today
