LEADERS of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, led by Ayuba Wabba, will
meet today in Abuja, to critically review the ongoing nationwide strike
and protests to force government to reverse the N145 pump price of
petrol to the pre-Wednesday 11 price of N86.50.
The meeting is
coming following appeals by the President of Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki;
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Yakubu Dogara, and the
National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu,
to them to call off the industrial action and return to negotiating
table with the Federal Government.
The action had so far recorded
low turn out with workers in Lagos State, the economic nerve centre of
the country, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and Rivers
State, shunning the strike.
On Thursday, the leadership of the
National Assembly, in a meeting with the factional leaders, appealed to
them to call off the strike.
Speaking with Sunday Vanguard,
General Secretary of NLC, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, said they would be meeting
today to review the situation and determine the next line of action,
saying, “We will be meeting tomorrow (today) to review the situation to
determine the next line of action. After the meeting, a communique will
be issued on the outcome.”
Equally, leaders of JAF will meet in Lagos today to review the situation, but have resolved to continue the action tomorrow.
A
text message by Mr. Abiodun Aremu, JAF Secretary, said the meeting
would take place at 2 pm to plan how to re-strategies the protest and
mass action to force government to reverse the hike in the pump price of
petrol and electricity tariff.
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