In view of the planned industrial action by the National Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), the federal government on Sunday is in another meeting with representatives of the union bodies at the Presidential Villa over the removal of subsidy on petrol.
The meeting is coming few days after the first meeting between both parties over the same issue ended without a resolution.
Recall last Monday, during his inauguration speech on May 29, President Bola Tinubu said “petrol subsidy is gone”.
Theliberationnews was the first to report how the restatement by the president led to queues at filling stations across the country with many increasing their file price and others closing up.
President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero and his Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart, Festus Osifo, had told state house correspondents after the first meeting that government must return to the old price of petrol or workers will embark on a nationwide strike billed to commence next Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) had in a memo dated June 2, and signed by its general secretary, Dominic Igwebike, also announced that its members will join the strike.
It was gathered the National Labour Congress (NLC) is not present at the ongoing meeting.
The federal government representatives at the last meeting included Dele Alake, spokesperson for the government’s delegation; Group CEO of NNPCL Mele Kyari; Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele; and Adams Oshiomhole, former governor of Edo state.
