Posted by Small business owners in Taraba State are in a panic as a result of the National Union of Electricity Employees’ (NUEE) decision to join the planned statewide strike.
The industrial action, which will start on Tuesday, is intended to drive home the demands of Nigerian employees scattered around the nation.
Some small company owners who spoke with DAILY POST on Sunday expressed worries about the anticipated strike, which they feel would temporarily push them out of business owing to power disruptions.
They pleaded with the Federal Government to act quickly to put an end to the strike.
Usman Ali, a vulcanizer who went by that name, observed that whenever two elephants battle, the grass usually loses.
He claimed that during strikes, it was usually the common people who suffered the most.
If the strike goes forward, he voiced concern that “some of us will be forced to spend our little savings in purchasing fuel to run our businesses.”
Jamilu Sunday, a phone repairman, claimed that if labor follows ahead with the upcoming strike, his only choice is to shut down his business.
He explained, “I cannot afford to use gasoline in running this small business; therefore, my plan is to close my shop as soon as I observe that those in charge of power have also joined the strike.”
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) leaders would work together to shut down the country starting on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, according to a statement from the NUEE leadership issued earlier.
Members were instructed to “totally withdraw our services and participate in the street protests and rallies until the government responded to our demands,” according to the statement, which was signed by interim Secretary General Dominic Igwebike.