The federal government has resumed negotiations with the
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on measures to
alleviate the impacts of the removal of the petrol subsidy on Nigerians.
On June 5, the labour unions suspended their planned strike
to protest the removal of petrol subsidy after a meeting of their leaders with
representatives of the federal government.
The meeting on Monday was held at the conference room of the
office of Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to the president, at the state
house, Abuja.
In attendance were Joe Ajaero, NLC president, Festus Osifo,
TUC president, and other labour leaders.
Others included Dele Alake, special adviser to the president
on special duties, communication and strategy; Mele Kyari, group chief
executive officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL);
Zacch Adedeji, special adviser on revenue, and Olu Verheijen, special adviser
on energy.
Others were Kachallom Daju, permanent secretary of the
ministry of labour and employment; Gbenga Komolafe, chief executive officer
(CEO) of Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC); and Farouk
Ahmed, CEO of Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority,
(NMDPRA), among others.
The outcome of the meeting was expected at the time of this
report.
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria restrained the
labour unions from embarking on the proposed strike.
The federal government had asked the court for an interim
injunction preventing the labour unions from proceeding on the strike.
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