The Federal Government has rescheduled a meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) leadership to continue the conversation about eliminating the petroleum subsidy.
Around 5 p.m. on Monday, Joe Ajaero, the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and members of his national executive team came at the presidential villa.
Both Mele Kyari, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)’s Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), and Femi Gbajabiamila, the president’s recently appointed chief of staff, are present at the meeting.
The meeting is the second to take place in less than a week and comes 48 hours before the NLC’s scheduled nationwide strike over the elimination of subsidy.
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The Trade Union Congress (TUC) leadership met with the FG committee hours earlier and gave the government with a list of requests, the most important of which being an increase in the minimum wage and a return to the previous pump price while talks are taking place.
The series of talks followed President Tinubu’s inauguration day proclamation that the product’s subsidy “is gone,” which led to a price increase and a lack of fuel around the nation.
Since then, the NLC has issued an ultimatum, the labour unions have urged the Federal Government to assure a return to the product’s original pump price, among other demands.
Since then, the NLC has issued an ultimatum, the labour unions have urged the Federal Government to assure a return to the product’s original pump price, among other demands. In order to push for its objectives, the union announced it will go on a statewide strike on Wednesday.
Since then, the government has acted quickly to prevent a government shutdown and has been working with organised labour to find a solution.
