The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to boycott
their meeting with the Federal Government on Monday (today) if the Minister of
Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, shows up.
The labour bodies are expected to meet again with the
federal government to review the implementation of the Memorandum of
Understanding they signed on subsidy removal palliatives.
Ahead of the meeting, the organised labour also lamented the
devastating impact of the forex crisis on the economy and demanded urgent
stabilisation of the naira.
The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, released a statement on
Sunday, blaming government officials’ for the free fall of the nation’s
currency.
In a statement titled, “Urgent action to stabilise the naira
amidst alarming depreciation,” the NLC president said the repercussions of the
weakened currency would be felt by workers and the masses.
He said, “Hopefully, we may meet tomorrow (today) with the
federal government to see whether the agreement with organised labour on the
fuel subsidy removal palliatives was met or not.
“If that meeting is to be held, it will be without the
Minister of Labour and Employment (Simon Lalong) because we will not be part of
any meeting with the federal government that the minister of labour and
employment will attend.
“You will recall that the decision we had on the National
Union of Road Transport Workers was that all parties, including the police
should leave the premises, pending the resolution of the dispute but that did
not happen. Therefore, any meeting we will have with the federal government,
the minister of labour and employment will not be part of it.”
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