A last minute meeting between the federal government and Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Tuesday night to attempt to avert a nationwide strike over increased petrol price, collapsed mid-way as representatives of the organised labour staged a walkout on government representatives.
The NLC says the talks broke down because the government refused to even consider its demand for a reversal of the price hike, and an earlier increase in electricity tariffs.
The meeting, called by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, was attended by the president of NLC, Aliyu Wabba, who led representatives of affiliate groups including Trade Union Congress, TUC, and civil society organisations.
PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the meeting was barely an hour into its agenda when the labour leaders decided to stage a walkout after what they called the “refusal of government to accede to their demands”.
The General Secretary of the NLC, Peter Ozo-Eson, who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES on phone shortly after leaving the venue of the meeting, said members could not continue to put up with the government’s unbending attitude towards their demands.
“The talks with government broke down because it was not ready to address the issues the NLC placed on the table for discussion; so we left,” Mr. Ozo-Eson said.
“The demands the NLC and its affiliates made formally in writing on Saturday were that government should first revert to the fuel price of N86.50 per litre before any other decision.
“Again, we demanded that the electricity tariff imposed on the people last January should also be reversed. But, government said they were not ready to discuss such things.
“They said they wanted to discuss minimum wage and palliatives. But, those were not issues we were ready to start any discussion with,” he said.
Mr. Ozo-Eson said labour was not interested in listening to what offers government was going to make in respect of the two issues it offered to talk about, saying their interest was a complete reversal of the fuel price and electricity tariff.
He said the government could not be talking about minimum wage first when most Nigerians are not even working and are being tasked further financially and economically by the hike in fuel price and increased electricity tariff.

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when two elephants fight the masses watch

Its either this current FG is daft,clueless and ignorant OR plain wicked.
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How can your major Palliative be about Minimum wage increment when most Nigerians are currently Unemployed?
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Even if you increase the minimum wage to N100,000, Where will an unemployed man get N145 to buy a litre of fuel or pay for the inevitable hike in public transport fares?
Nawa oo

abeg make dem talk abt evrything including minimum wage oh.eletricity bill i dey pay,power i no d see.mtchww..now petrol i want pay again weni fit no see

My main problem with this Buhari & co is their arogant nature.
They believe they love Nigeria more than all of us, but the truth is they only love their EGO & dont care about the rest of us.

I wonder why some Nigerians were not supporting the NLC

lwise:
I wonder why some Nigerians were not supporting the NLC

Zombie apocalypse phenomenon and nigerians dont want to admit they goofed by electing the Daura President


To save face

Stupid wailers Stupid NLC

No to subsidy. Nigerians have been duped for long enough. NLC you are on your own
Why will u walk out on minimum wage and be advocating for subsidy that places all our resources in a few hands
We have been paying subsidy for ages yet all we have gotten is increased fuel price, scarcity and economic sabotage.
God punish all of una !

Ebubeslym:
Its either this current FG is daft,clueless and ignorant OR plain wicked.
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How can your major Palliative be about Minimum wage increment when most Nigerians are currently Unemployed?
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Even if you increase the minimum wage to N100,000, Where will an unemployed man get N145 to buy a litre of fuel or pay for the inevitable hike in public transport fares?
Nawa oo

Increament in minimum wage is what we need at the moment,the money will circulate if minimum wage is raised to something like 50.000 naira.You are half baked student,subsidy must go it makes no sense at the moment

scribble:



Zombie apocalypse phenomenon and Nigerians don't want to admit they goofed by electing the Daura President


To save face

Very True, to them Buhari Cannot be Wrong, even if he Shoots them to Death, they will tell you they deserve to Die any way.

Okay,all I see is trouble.... abeg make them resolve quick quick, I no even see cold kunu or fura drink sef..

bettercreature:
Increament in minimum wage is what we need at the moment,the money will circulate if minimum wage is raised to something like 50.000 naira.You are half baked student,subsidy must go it makes no sense at the moment

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Hahahahahha
look who's calling me a half baked student...
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So in your myopic view, Once the minimum wage is increased Nigerians both employed and unemployed will experience financial freedom?
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Sorry to say this, but you are a dunce.

Looking unto oluwa

The strike will not help nigerians the strike will not solve the fuel problem

Ebubeslym:

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Hahahahahha
look who's calling me a half baked student...
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So in your myopic view, Once the minimum wage is increased Nigerians both employed and unemployed will experience financial freedom?
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Sorry to say this, but you are a dunce.

You are a threat to national security you will end up like FFK

Thieves everywhere...thieves

Good one for organize labour

when they where in opposition dey did worse now they are in power they want to make our lives miserable.

They will never know peace

In today's context of zero megawatts electricity being generated by the daft Minister for Power, RAJI FASHOLA,
a petrol tax of 67.5% is heinous and must be resisted. Nigerians too brainwashed by APC slogans and those
stealing under the APC government today as we speak, are not expected to see far or clearly that 145 Naira
per litre of fuel will translate into 145 Naira for ten minutes of electricity from a private home generator.

I support the electricity tarrif to be returned to normal but the method used for the fuel subsidy is not as straight forward.looks like fg is trying to kill 2 birds with one stone thru the back door, fuel increase and naira devaluation

Strike is not the solution but govt is not the one bearing grieviance here so they shouldn't be the one telling labour what they should ask for.
Moreover minimum wage negotiation was already there before fuel price increase, the current minimum wage period is due and by workers right should be reviewed fuel increase or no fuel increase. They should be treated differently!

Una Well done

APC Govtmnt is not honest/patriotic in response

Are you happy with inflation?

At the time occupied Nigeria in 2012, oil was above 100 usd per barrel compared to now that a barrel is less than 40 usd.

Thanks for the break

[size=18pt]ALUTA CONTINUE, VICTORY IS CERTAIN[/size]

Wait oo...
Ibe Kachikwu said that subsidy had been removed. (11th May).
V.P Osinbajo said that subsidy was not removed. (14th May)..
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Now, we are confused..
Which of them is correct.?
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Propaganda Everywhere.!!!

KissCODE:
My main problem with this Buhari & co is their arogant nature.
They believe they love Nigeria more than all of us, but the truth is they only love their EGO & dont care about the rest of us.

and they are now even believing they own nigeria can force anything on our throat which abuse to humanity i pity those that don't support the labour movement in other news ! the whole Lagos is not the whole Nigeria ' the whole Lagos can be under their spell but am very sure the whole Nigeria wouldn't . thank u

Total in suport of this strike action. Even though my exams are fast approaching.

Nnadigoodluck:




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Here, my friend, is the bullet!

He said the government could not be talking about minimum wage first when most Nigerians are not even working and are being tasked further financially and economically by the hike in fuel price and increased electricity tariff.

NLC you are on your own. Your hired Agbero will not go far. Six months is nothing compared to wasted years of unaccounted "Fantastically Robety". Let's watch how this season film will end.