Sen. George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, condemned the shutdown of the national grid during the suspended industrial action by organised labour.
He described the action as a treasonable felony, adding that there was nowhere in the world where organised labour had shut down a country’s national grid.
On Monday, the Transmission Company of Nigeria’s workers union shut down the national grid to join the nationwide strike.
The shutdown of the national grid resulted in a nationwide blackout.
Speaking to the National Executive Council of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Abuja, the SGF declared that President Bola Tinubu was working feverishly to restore the country, claiming that “they (labour) want to destroy it.”
He said, “Nowhere in the world has labour ever tampered with the national grid. It is treason! A treasonable felony is economic sabotage; you don’t do that.
“We are trying to rebuild the economy. The president is picking it up, and they want to destroy it. Of what use is that to all of us? That is not the way.”
Akume further stated that the country’s foreign reserves were nil when the President assumed office and that the current administration had implemented extensive changes.
Akume said, “We took over in very turbulent weather. Foreign reserves were zero, but there have been massive reforms carried out by the president.
“One of them, which appeared to be a little bit tough for people to understand, is the subsidy removal of fuel. People should stop shouting; they need to know the actual truth.”
