THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, embarked on an indefinite strike on Monday to force the Government to agree on a new minimum wage for workers, as well as other issues.
Rapper, Folarin Falana, aka Falz, is among the numerous Nigerians to have been affected by the ongoing strike as the strike cost him some money and also made him stranded at the airport.
Despite the effects, the rapper noted that he was in full support of the strike as he believes that the strike should have even started before now.
Speaking in a video message shared via his Instagram account, Falz said, “I woke up this morning, set out for the airport only to hear that the airport is closed, all the flights are cancelled because of the strike action. I can’t make it to Lagos, now stuck in Uyo.
“It affected me because there is a video shoot I’m supposed to do in Lagos today, I ended up losing money because we have already booked stuff, so we are going to have to pay another amount. Despite the fact that it really affected me, I understand the reason for the strike and I’m with them. I am with the labour. In fact, this strike is supposed to happen earlier than now.”
Reports have also emerged that the Labour Congress intend to suspend the strike for one week in the hope that the Government will get things done.
