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From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
In a last minute effort at preventing the nationwide indefinite strike called by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), the federal government and the organised Labour are currently meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Attending the ongoing meeting on the side of the organised Labour are the NLC President, Joe Ajaero; Secretary of the TUC, Nuhu Toro and his counterpart from NLC, Emma Ugbaja.
The government team is led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila.
Other members of the government team include the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, the Minister of State, Nkeiruka Onyejecha, the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu and the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Beta Edu
Also present are some directors from the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
The organised Labour, had failed to show up as a scheduled meeting Friday evening.
The organised Labour had given a notice on Tuesday September 26 that Nigerian workers would be starting an indefinite industrial action, nationwide, from Tuesday, October 3, 2023, in protest of the harsh economic conditions in the country, occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy.
The workers had accused government of unseriousness, premising its reason for its indefinite strike on the economic downturn in the country.
Details later…
