The pressure mounted on both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) by petrol marketers, tanker owners and other stakeholders influenced the decision of the unions to reluctantly accept deregulation as a policy.
However, in the spirit of give and take, the Federal Government also accepted to reverse the increment in the electricity tariffs.

The meeting started 8.37pm last night at the banquet hall of Aso Rock on Sunday.

The Guardian gathered that both labour unions will only take a final decision on the matter when it reached concrete agreement with government.

Stakeholders argued that Nigeria is ripe for deregulation especially if she wants to encourage the building of refineries in the country.

The marketers also argued that subsidy has led to mismanagement of the regime, which had led to the mounting unpaid subsidy payment.

Labour had called for strike to protest the increment in fuel prices and electricity tariffs.

In sensitising Nigerian over the weekend, members of the Nigeria Labour Congress and its Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart combed major streets of Abuja to distribute leaflets to motorists, market men and women and workers at the weekend explaining the reasons behind the strike and the need for Nigerians to resist alleged neo-liberal policies that demand removal of subsidy on public utilities such as electricity, PMS and water.

This comes as facts are emerging on why labour rebuffed promises of constitution of committees to work out palliatives at the last Friday meeting.

Sources that participated in the parley told The Guardian that the refusal of labour to buy the promise made by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, that a committee whose membership will comprise labour and government officers fell on deaf hears because of similar promise that was made in 2016 but never fulfilled as soon as government succeeded in dividing labour then.

Indeed, when the Friday meeting ended at 8.05pm, the labour delegation did not wait to eat the dinner that was provided as they briskly walked into the waiting buses led by NLC President, Ayuba Wabba and TUC President, Quadri Olaleye.

The source said: “When we went for this meeting last week Friday, government came up with the same agenda it used in 2016. But it failed this time as we sat there for more than 45 minutes refusing to say anything and government officials too did not have anything to say. It appeared to us that government does not have any plan beside the 2016 tactics. In 2016, government lashed on the division that arose after the 2015 delegates’ conference which led to the formation of a faction of the NLC, which later metamorphosed into United Labour Congress (ULC), which had NUPENG and NUEE as foundation members.
“This greatly hampered the capacity of labour to execute a successful protest. The Federal Government reaped bountifully from the crises. But the atmosphere has changed today. The ULC has dissolved into the mainstream NLC while both the President of the defunct ULC, Joe Ajaero is now a deputy president of the NLC and NUPENG now occupies the position of the Vice President.

Now, labour is formidable and speaks with one indissoluble voice. This strike might be the biggest and deadliest we have seen in the history of this country is the pump price is not reversed to N145 per litre and electricity tariff reversed. We know that two steps were part of the condition given by Bretton Wood institution for Nigeria to get more loans.”

Source:
https://m.guardian.ng/labour-accepts-deregulation-as-govt-halts-hike-electricity-tariffs

Please ASUU is on strike already.
Labour should not compound my problem.

NLC must strike. Buhari taking Nigerians patience for granted

the president is the chairman of labour Congress simple, him too is a labourer, he only assembly them to end the drama

These labour leaders are very predictable. They are gradually heading to the midnight period where the next thing we'll hear is suspension of the planned strike. Meanwhile due to serious desperation, the govt plan maybe to scam them with promises that it may never fulfil.

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So government is accepting deregulation without a passage of the PIB by the NASS? And NLC agreed? Forget it! All this is a charade & farcade because the NLC under this govt is just a willing tool in the hardship & oppression being inflicted on the downtrodden citizens.

The electricity tariff reversal is just a Greek's gift.No appreciable increase in power generation so why are they hiking the cost? No promised made by this regime have been fulfilled but they have overtly and shamelessly denied all.So labour is in for a bumpy ride.

Ok

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rubber stamp NLC has done it again

slivertongue:
rubber stamp NLC has done it again

you took away from my lips

Na only electricity what about fuel price?

Infact 600 years of suffering to Nigeria Labour Congress.

Let the strike beginning

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion" - Albert Camus.

"..The marketers also argued that subsidy has led to mismanagement of the regime, which had led to the mounting unpaid subsidy payment...."
NLC have lost it.What about the fuel subsidy issue? It doesn't behoves labour to ask the govt why it has been paying the same subsidy its claimed is a fraud?

Ok

The constitutional ammendment and dialogue is rigged and bribed out.. Using the citizen's hard earned tax to make the country live a fake life and put her on false economic foundation is a undemocratical policy..

As far as the blunt law is still a bed of roses to the status quo, retrogression of the nation is inevitable..

NLC in their usual manner have accepted the brown envelopes.

Bags of money don exchange hands. Heavy alerts sef

Hahahahahhaha.I no tell una say dt Ayuba of a man is a card carrying member of APC.Aboki will never fight an aboki.D only suppose hope for naija is National Assembly but rubber stamp is their second name

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Racoon:

"..The marketers also argued that subsidy has led to mismanagement of the regime, which had led to the mounting unpaid subsidy payment...."
NLC have lost it.What about the fuel subsidy issue? It doesn't behoves labour to ask the govt why it has been paying the same subsidy its claimed is a fraud?

Nigerians never see anything under this government

Following

At least they got something. Good fight.

All these DISCOs that billed unmetered users on R2 over 13k instead of the usual 1,900 as the cap set by NERC, will they reverse that last month bill now?

All to favour the Dangotes and world banks

Their wahala... me I no pay their bills for now... they no like as them the own me before.. they want make I own them

Labour Don day shift ground and goal post small small

Lots of grammer yet Simple'Yes or No strike',they can't tell us confidently.