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Nigerian actor, Ime Bishop Umoh aka Okon Lagos has reacted to Nigeria’s victory over South Africa in the ongoing 2023 AFCON.
He pleaded with Coach José Peseiro to forgive Nigerians who criticized him prior to the start of AFCON.
According to him, the work he has done so far should be appreciated.
Speaking further over Nigeria’s semi-final victory against South Africa on Wednesday night, he said Peseiro has been performing well because he was paid his dues.
Okon stated that if he had been owed, he wouldn’t have done well.
Recall that Nigeria won the semi-final match and will now meet Ivory Coast in the final to be played on Sunday by 9pm.
Meanwhile, leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have criticized the federal administration.
Labour has announced that it will follow through with its 14-day national strike notice issued last Thursday.
This news was revealed during a vital meeting with officials from the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, chaired by Minister of State for Labour Nkeiruka Onyejeocha.
The labor unions have made it apparent that the government’s sole option for averting the approaching strike is to implement the 15-point accord reached on October 2, 2023.
Despite Minister Onyejeocha’s pleas to labor leaders to reconsider their decision in light of the government’s attempts to satisfy their requests, the unions remain adamant.
A spokesperson from the labor delegation who spoke with Vanguard emphasized the unions’ unyielding attitude, reiterating their willingness to carry out the scheduled strike if essential steps are not implemented.
He said:
“We categorically told the minister and her team that our ultimatum stands. We were emphatic that only the government can stop the strike by honouring the agreement we reached on October 2, 2023.
“We cannot say the meeting was a deadlock because it has opened avenue for discussion. If the government had been opened to discussions, probably, we would not have issued the strike notice. As it is, we are not going back on the ultimatum, not with the mass suffering and poverty across the country. Well, the responsibility lies with government.”
Recall that on February 8, NLC and TUC leaders issued a 14-day strike notice to the Federal Government, effective February 9, expressing disgust that, despite organized labor’s efforts to ensure industrial peace, the government appeared unconcerned about the country’s widespread suffering and hardship.
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