The two-day meeting between the Federal Government and the organised labour ended in a deadlock on Tuesday, with the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress leaders vowing to begin a nationwide protest against the removal of fuel subsidy.

This came as oil workers under the aegis of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association began an indefinite strike on Tuesday, citing inhumane treatment by the management of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, an agency of the Federal Government.

The strike and planned protest by the organised labour slated for Wednesday (today) over the fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government may shut down the country and paralyse the economy.

Oil workers had earlier on Tuesday staged a protest and shut down the commission’s office in Lagos, while also vowing to shut down the agency’s offices nationwide.

Speaking on the planned strike on Tuesday, the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said the organised labour had no reason to suspend the planned national protests and strike.

Ajaero spoke a few hours after another round of meeting of the Presidential Steering Committee on Palliatives held at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, deadlocked.

“We have no reason to call off the planned protests. If we suspend or call it off, you will know. I can tell you that the mobilisation is very high,” Ajaero said in response to questions from journalists.

The Federal Government had in a last-ditch effort to avert the strike met with the NLC and TUC leaders on Monday but the parley also failed to reach any resolution.

The PUNCH reports that the Federal Government and the organised labour have been at loggerheads following the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu on May 29,2023.

In an effort to foster negotiations, the government set up a committee to look into the demands of the labour unions for a 300 per cent wage increase to enable workers to cope with the challenges imposed by the deteriorating economic situation that came with the removal of the controversial fuel subsidy, among other things.

Though the committee was given a total of eight weeks to come up with a suitable plan for workers and Nigerians at large, the labour leaders insisted that the committee has continued to show a lack of commitment towards their shared goal.

An earlier move by the labour leaders to embark on strike was stopped by a court order obtained by the government.

Speaking earlier after the meeting with FG officials, the NLC Secretary-General, Emmanuel Ugboaja, hinted that the congress would consider the government’s appeal for a peaceful resolution.

But he was countered by the Deputy Vice-President of the NLC, Titus Amba, who said there was no new development following the national broadcast made by the President, Bola Tinubu, on Monday evening.

Addressing journalists after the meeting of the Presidential Steering Committee on Palliatives, the TUC President, Festus Osifo, described the palliatives rolled out by the President as “grossly insufficient.” ⁣

Giving an update on the outcome of the meeting, he said, “About the protests, yes, they (FG) also appealed that we should shelve the protests. Our response was that we are going this evening to have a conversation around that. And you will hear from us at the end of that meeting.’’

Image123:
Protest or strike, be clear make we know how many years you wan spend for jail.

IconicR:
Conspiracy everywhere . All he ask for is patience

Fareke:


Hahaha... Why jail?

ambale:


Patience kee you there, his policies is grounding businesses and you are here saying patience

Na ogun plus amadioha go give you wotowoto

Houseontherock1:
A government that increased price of PMS by over 300% is finding it difficult to increase salaries! It's just so insensitive to the people's plight. If you earn 100k in naija today, you are extremely poor, even if you Trek to work.

IconicR:
Conspiracy everywhere . All he ask for is patience

Fugazy2023:


How did government increase price of PMS? When you are too over fed with free things, you begin been entitled.
Government say them no fit subsidize fuel again say them no get that kind money to be borrowing to pay subsidies abi you don't understand what that means?
Adjust your lifestyle to suite the present reality and stop wailing

FreeStuffsNG:
No strike here o. Mr Obi's LP faction of NLC has lule pii!

Image123:
Protest or strike, be clear make we know how many years you wan spend for jail.

yinkus6750:
Protests and strike all over the country ?
Is that the way forward?
They ought to continue negotiation on minimum wage and other pallatives for now

Fugazy2023:


How did government increase price of PMS? When you are too over fed with free things, you begin been entitled.
Government say them no fit subsidize fuel again say them no get that kind money to be borrowing to pay subsidies abi you don't understand what that means?
Adjust your lifestyle to suite the present reality and stop wailing

JASONjnr:


It's a protest..,..

delkuf:
so because they can't fit subsidized fuel again, that means we should all suffer abi. You have saved over a trillion naira for the pass two months, what has he done with it. The problem is not the removal of subsidy the problem is the sluggishness in the way the FG handle the pallaitive meant for Nigerian

Fugazy2023:


Will you people just relax? The president have addressed the nation and valid issues were raised. Do you think government don't know what and when the palliatives would be given out? You can't die if you relax

Fareke:
Okechukwu Nnodim, Opeoluwani Akintayo, Anozie Egole, Dirisu Yakubu, Deborah Tolu-Kolawole, Abiodun Sanusi, Stephen Angbulu, Henry Falaiye, Samuel Bolaji, Ademola Adegbite, Sunday Nwakanma, Israel Bulus and Tunde Oyekola

The two-day meeting between the Federal Government and the organised labour ended in a deadlock on Tuesday, with the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress leaders vowing to begin a nationwide protest against the removal of fuel subsidy.

This came as oil workers under the aegis of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association began an indefinite strike on Tuesday, citing inhumane treatment by the management of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, an agency of the Federal Government.

The strike and planned protest by the organised labour slated for Wednesday (today) over the fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government may shut down the country and paralyse the economy.

Oil workers had earlier on Tuesday staged a protest and shut down the commission’s office in Lagos, while also vowing to shut down the agency’s offices nationwide.

Speaking on the planned strike on Tuesday, the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said the organised labour had no reason to suspend the planned national protests and strike.

Ajaero spoke a few hours after another round of meeting of the Presidential Steering Committee on Palliatives held at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, deadlocked.

“We have no reason to call off the planned protests. If we suspend or call it off, you will know. I can tell you that the mobilisation is very high,” Ajaero said in response to questions from journalists.

The Federal Government had in a last-ditch effort to avert the strike met with the NLC and TUC leaders on Monday but the parley also failed to reach any resolution.

The PUNCH reports that the Federal Government and the organised labour have been at loggerheads following the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu on May 29,2023.

In an effort to foster negotiations, the government set up a committee to look into the demands of the labour unions for a 300 per cent wage increase to enable workers to cope with the challenges imposed by the deteriorating economic situation that came with the removal of the controversial fuel subsidy, among other things.

Though the committee was given a total of eight weeks to come up with a suitable plan for workers and Nigerians at large, the labour leaders insisted that the committee has continued to show a lack of commitment towards their shared goal.

An earlier move by the labour leaders to embark on strike was stopped by a court order obtained by the government.

Speaking earlier after the meeting with FG officials, the NLC Secretary-General, Emmanuel Ugboaja, hinted that the congress would consider the government’s appeal for a peaceful resolution.

But he was countered by the Deputy Vice-President of the NLC, Titus Amba, who said there was no new development following the national broadcast made by the President, Bola Tinubu, on Monday evening.

Addressing journalists after the meeting of the Presidential Steering Committee on Palliatives, the TUC President, Festus Osifo, described the palliatives rolled out by the President as “grossly insufficient.” ⁣

Giving an update on the outcome of the meeting, he said, “About the protests, yes, they (FG) also appealed that we should shelve the protests. Our response was that we are going this evening to have a conversation around that. And you will hear from us at the end of that meeting.’’

https://punchng.com/subsidy-talks-labour-shuns-fg-begins-protests-as-oil-workers-down-tools/

naijaboy756:
just like you guys were patient in 2012 Abi

001Lagos:

You're just a single soul in the midst of millions of other Nigerians. If you sit at home, you won't be missed.

Nigerians will take to the street to protest today and nothing you or Tinubu and his illegitimate government can do about it

We move