The Northern Governors Forum has called for calm and negotiations in resolving the ongoing dispute between the Kaduna State Government and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over the purported plan by the government to down-size its workforce.
The Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, in a statement on Tuesday, said the forum is concerned about the impact of the strike on the State and its citizens.
The Forum called for dialogue and negotiations which was a long-standing dispute mechanism in labor relations. The Northern Governors called for restraint and de-escalation of the situation to enable for amicable settlement of the issues in question.
Lalong said this would only be possible when both parties operate within the law and approved conventions in registering their grievances and making comments or taking actions that will further escalate the situation thereby increasing tension.
The Northern Governors Forum also called on the Labour leaders to guard against the hijack of its protests by hoodlums who may want to take advantage of the situation and cause destruction of lives and properties.
The Governors then asked the security agencies to also be up to and doing to ensure that law and order prevail to protest innocent Nigerians.
