"The Senate promised to get back to us and resolve the matter within one week", the NLC said.

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) are set to meet with President Bola Tinubu’s team on Tuesday.

Joe Ajaero, the NLC President, disclosed this on Monday while featuring on a Channels Television programme, Politics Today.

Mr Ajaero said the protest was suspended after the intervention of the National Assembly and the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu, adding that between that time and now, one or two issues have played out.

“The Senate promised to get back to us and resolve the matter within one week. Just this evening we got a notice from them inviting us for a meeting tomorrow,” Mr Ajaero said.

“Another issue is we are yet to get the modality on the restructure initiative team, especially the government, and for those that will lead the government team, that one is still pending.

“However, rising from our NEC meeting, we decided to take further action against the position of the industrial court and Ministry of Justice through the solicitor general that we are sending us letters about contempt, you know, and the NEC of the NLC rose giving to 14th of August for them to withdraw such summon for contempt or face industrial action. Real industrial action.”

The NLC president added that the Ministry of Justice, through the solicitor general of the federation, sent a letter to the union withdrawing its charges.

“So far so good that’s where we are,” he said.


Protests

On 29 May, during his inauguration, President Tinubu announced the removal of subsidy on petrol. This development has caused hardship for many Nigerians with its attendant increase in the prices of goods and services.

Last Wednesday, the NLC and TUC led Nigerian workers in protests across the country over the increasing cost of living due to government policies, especially the removal of subsidies on petrol.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how the nationwide protest called by the two labour unions was held in various state capitals. The Abuja protest was led by NLC President Joe Ajaero and TUC President Festus Osifo.

The Abuja protesters marched from the Unity Fountain to the National Assembly complex, where they were addressed by a senator, Ali Ndume, who promised that the Senate would intervene in the crisis.

However, after the conclusion of the Abuja rally, the leaders of the two labour unions met with Mr Tinubu.

At the end of the meeting, Mr Ajaero told journalists that “the issues we discussed are the same issues that led to the protest today.”

“He (President Tinubu) has expressed his position, made some commitment, which were taken side-by-side with what the Senate said, and we’re taking it back to the office with our colleagues to review it and release a document on our next line of action.”

Shortly afterwards, presidential spokesperson Dele Alake released a statement announcing that the NLC had agreed to call off the protests.

“Consequent upon the fruitful and frank discussion with President Tinubu and their confidence in his ability to encourage open and honest consideration of all the issues put forward by the Labour Movement, the Labour Leaders resolved to stop further protest,” Mr Alake wrote.

Mr Alake said the president promised the union leaders that one of Nigeria’s four refineries would commence operations by the end of this year.

“President Tinubu gave his commitment to the Labour leaders that the Port Harcourt refineries will start production by December 2023 after the completion of the ongoing rehabilitation contract between NNPCL and Italian firm Maire Tecnimont SpA,” he wrote.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/615095-subsidy-removal-nlc-tuc-to-meet-tinubus-team-tuesday.html

Imaging this in 2023 still on still as per good governance.



Wittyness

T_T

I'm not trying to criticize unnecessarily but Baba Bulaba doesn't have concrete plans for Nigeria's economy. He's more interested in rewarding people who rigged him into power than he is in moving the economy forward. It's quite sad, really.

We don't have any working refinery.
There is no cushion for effect of subsidy removal.
No increase in minimum wage.
Nothing was done to help the masses, yet some people are still hailing Tinubu for acting wrongly. Tinubu claims he has saved 1tr within one month. Oya, let him inject the money into the economy, but no. Audio 1tr savings. Very sad.

Without question, Tinubu's few days in office are proving to he more difficult than Buhari's 8 years.

It is not well.

Sighs.

Good job NLC... Keep these crooks on their toes.

Subsidy removal is for the best... However, the policy must totally favor all citizens.

Damnnn niggar
Nothing good will come out of it

Meetings upon meetings, aren't they tired of meeting?

OK

JOKERS

May their discussions not be fruitful

Okay

Lol meeting for how long....



Lol when the shiit is unbearable for people...


People no go wait for NLC again....

With all the meeting no evidence...

Ok

They should please do the needful so that the masses will have relief . If not for the mess Asiwaju met on ground Nigerians would have known how excellent Asiwaju is by now

Fake meetings

Ring Road meeting.

Which Senate? The same one wey Akpabio from dey work so hard to collect Sabinus comedy title? All of una get brain fagg truly.

Everybody know say the country don die just waiting for burial ceremony.

So, na all man to himself now to collect wetin you fit for you and your family to take survive during and after the burial.

Nonsense pipo

In 4 years time Ajaero go pull the khaki disguise wear agbada to contest for political position. Abi no be this same Naija?

Theater of the absurd and the world's crime scene capital.

We all dey on our own oh.

BAT dey busy dey try cover him answer sheet and purported school credentials make Atiku no see Amoda Rashidi Yekini inside as him real name.

Good

Both the President and the top losers of the presidential election all supported the removal of subsidy.

That is why the Labour Unions have been unable to stand their ground to oppose the implementation, seeing that there is no serious political backing from the opposition.

Ok, noted.

Nonsense excuse

Okay

IconicR:
They should please do the needful so that the masses will have relief . If not for the mess Asiwaju met on ground Nigerians would have known how excellent Asiwaju is by now

What a load of crap
What mess did he meet in ground?
Was subsidy removed before he took office or naira devalued?

Meetings upon meetings.
Who don die from this hardship don die.
The poor don suffocate finish!

Una matter be like curry masala.

But where is Emefiele