The Federal Government and Organised Labour have kept mute on the outcome of their meeting held earlier today.
Though sources said the meeting was centered on the recent increases in petrol price and its socio-economic effects on Nigerian masses, and the minimum wage, among others, none of the parties was ready to divulge the outcomes of the meetings.
However, leaders of organised labour comprising Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterpart, are currently holding a joint National Executive Council, NEC, meeting at Labour House, Abuja.
Petrol price, minimum wage
Vanguard reliably gathered that the meeting was to look into the fallout of the one held at the Secretary to the Government of Federation, SGF’s office, which centered primarily on the fuel price hike, minimum wage and consequential adjustment, the Compress Natural Gas, CNG, vehicles, and the fueling point, among others
Recall that among government’s representatives at the meeting held at the office of the SGF, were Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, NSA; Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, Labour Minister; Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy.
Others were Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Information Minister; Heineken Lokpobiri, Petroleum Minister, State; Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), and representatives of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Limited.
Joint NEC meeting roll call
Present at the joint Organised Labour meeting are the President of the NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero; Deputy President, Kabiru Ado Sani; General Secretary, Comrade Emma Ugboaja; Deputy President of the TUC, Dr. Tommy Etim Okon; Secretary General, Nuhu Toro, and the President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, who is also a deputy President of NLC.
Also present are Benjamin Anthony, Vice President of NLC, and Comrade Deborah Yusuf, Deputy Women leader of NLC.
As at the time of filing this report, the meeting was ongoing.
