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The federal government is currently meeting with representatives of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja but the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, is absent.

The meeting, which kicked off at about 5 pm, is said to have been at the instance of the federal government and is expected to be discussing fallouts from the removal of fuel subsidy.

Recall that the Organised Labour, held a meeting with the government last Wednesday, but it ended in a deadlock.

It was reliably gathered that the NLC had insisted that government should revert to the old price of N195 for the Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol before any meaningful negotiation can take place.

The NLC also claimed that there are no concrete measures in place to cushion the effect of the high price of petrol which is having an adverse affect on goods and services.

The federal government’s team is led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume. Others are the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefie; former Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole; and the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari.

Also in the meeting are the Executive Secretary of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Zacch Adedeji; Executive Vice President, Downstream, of the NNPCL, Yemi Adetunji; former Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Dele Alake; Hon James Faleke, among others.

On the TUC side are seven , led by their President, Mr Festus Osifo.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/06/subsidy-nlc-absent-as-fg-tuc-meet-in-aso-rock/

We know who the NLC is working for.

N:B.
For those fools crying under my comment. Please where was NLC under Ajaero when the budget was ed by the last istration?
Did the same Ajaero and his NLC not involved themselves in a partisan politics?

We pray that the logjam will be resolved.

Government must not be so insensitive. That is a failure on their part.

Wishing Nigerians all the best....

seanfer:
We know who the NLC is working for.

They are working for Nigerians

Nigerians are simply reminding Tinubu of his words to Goodluck Jonathan in 2012 over the latter decision to remove fuel subsidy

seanfer:
We know who the NLC is working for.

are you not in Nigeria? Today I left ajah to Alapere ketu. I spent 5k to and fro. I thought it will be cheaper than driving, I end up spending more. Imagine someone earning 40k a month, how would they survive? Forget the politics and face the reality.

seanfer:
We know who the NLC is working for.

they are working for Nigerians who are being affected by the astronomical increase of fuel price. You cannot increase fuel price without easing the pains that come afterwards. No salary increase, no palliatives, nothing!! If you're not affected by the increase, let those who are affected be fought for by NLC

seanfer:
We know who the NLC is working for.

Stop this. We need to hold our leaders able. That's how you build corrupt free nations that work. Even in the US evenbif its over 50 years a crime against the people is committed the leaders or govt is held able.

You can't just declare no subsidy with nothing on ground to alleviate the suffering of the people to an extent. The least they could do is import busses to high density areas with subsidised bus fares .

Im surprised that only igbos carry the NLC nationwide strike on their head like Gala.

Very bitter souls who are always against every good thing that will move this country forward.

A shame

Confirmedzombie:
Im surprised that only igbos carry the NLC nationwide strike on their head like Gala.

Very bitter souls who are always against every good thing that will move this country forward.

A shame

Let them go and declare strike in aba, enugu, awkwa etc. We'll be observing them from other parts of the country.

NLC and Peter girigory Obi will fail woefully

I hope the TUC will be more reasonable than the NLC

Give the Government sometime to put structures on ground and the Govt must carry the TUC along

Then if the Government is not doing her part, then strike should be declared

I do not understand the kind of magic Joe and the NLC want Asiwaju to perform in less than a week

To those "this govt will favour me and my family" gang. How far? E dey favour una abi e no dey favour una? Idiots and fools everywhere!

NLC should start their strike from Agulu, as far as patriotic Nigerians are concern, subsidy is gone!

Confirmedzombie:
Im surprised that only igbos carry the NLC nationwide strike on their head like Gala.

Very bitter souls who are always against every good thing that will move this country forward.

A shame

na waaa oooo, tribalism no dey even tire una ?
why tribalise and trivialize every sensitive issue affecting nigerians ?
Igbos have suffered so much in your people's gibberish rants, to the point of you guys sounding stupid ?

Dat d prayer... And me too

Cloudflare:
To those "this govt will favour me and my family" gang. How far? E dey favour una abi e no dey favour una? Idiots and fools everywhere!

Confirmedzombie:
Im surprised that only igbos carry the NLC nationwide strike on their head like Gala.

Very bitter souls who are always against every good thing that will move this country forward.

A shame

Reality will soon catch up with you. Maybe they still day-feed you and you don't go out. Keep it up.

Stupid NLC desperate subsidy thieves, petrol smugglers fighting for their selfish interest

The foolish obidiottt looking for opportunity to unsettle the new government.

They will labor in vain

Cloudflare:
To those "this govt will favour me and my family" gang. How far? E dey favour una abi e no dey favour una? Idiots and fools everywhere!

And you, we know you are a fuel smuggler selling fuel in plastic bottles along Seme border, well its game over. Go find another hustle. Subsidy has come to stay and nothing you will do about it

Audio meeting.

Subsidy removal has come to stay.

Strike it so hard that Tinubu's blokkos ll be 🔥 hot.
Rubbish Buhari couldn't dare!

What does this mean

YPSS

I thit the meeting mentioned nlc and not tuc!
Make I see how tuc wan do am

seanfer:
We know who the NLC is working for.

...yes... the same person that NLC is working for, is the same person that told tinubu to say he will remove subsidy during his inauguration speech.

Infact, NLC and tinubu are working for obi

seanfer:
We know who the NLC is working for.

all this people have family to suffer for this

NLC has been bought by subsidy cabals.

Dialogue is not on the table. All they want is a reverse. Those bastards will spend anything to get it reversed.

seanfer:
We know who the NLC is working for.

It's only a wicked leader that'll remove fuel subsidy without putting the people he's ruling into consideration.

Unpreparedness
No planning
Poor implementation strategy

Islie:



https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/06/subsidy-nlc-absent-as-fg-tuc-meet-in-aso-rock/

This Yoruba ethnic profiling govt will kill the remaining unity remaining in the country.

Why do you divide Nigeria along ethnic and religion line. Have you not done enough damage?

Of what use is subsidy removal when we know that few individuals will still loot the money?

As far as am concerned, subsidy is the only thing the common man is benefiting from the government.

Buhari increased the price of fuel he didn't use the money to do anything instead, he borrowed more money for looting.

Make them leave our subsidy for us!

seanfer:
We know who the NLC is working for.

He is working for ur village people