Following a conversation with FG over the price of gasoline, NLC and TUC have a joint meeting.
At Labour House in Abuja, the leaders of organized labor, including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) counterpart, are presently meeting as the National Executive Council (NEC).
The meeting follows a meeting between labor leaders and the Federal Government on the price of gasoline.
Vanguard reports the NEC meeting will examine the consequences of the one at the Secretary to the Government of Federation office, which focused on several issues, including the increase in fuel prices, the minimum wage and related adjustments, compressed natural gas vehicles, and the fueling station.
Remember that Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Advisor, NSA; Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, the Labor Minister; and Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, were among the government delegates at the meeting at the SGF’s office.
Heineken Lokpobiri, State’s Petroleum Minister; Ekperikpe Ekpo, State’s Minister of Petroleum Resources (Gas); Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information; and officials from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Limited, were also present.
Comrade Joe Ajaero, the president of the NLC; Kabiru Ado Sani, the deputy president; Comrade Emma Ugboaja, the general secretary; Dr. Tommy Etim Okon, the deputy president of the TUC; Secretary General Nuhu Toro; and the president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, who also serves as the deputy president of the NLC are all in attendance at the joint organized labor meeting.
NLC Vice President Benjamin Anthony and NLC Deputy Women’s Leader Comrade Deborah Yusuf are also in attendance.
Tinubu’s Government Meets with TUC and NLC on Fuel Price Increase and Other Issues
The leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) met with the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government on Wednesday.
The topic of discussion at the Presidential Villa is the country’s situation, particularly with regard to petrol price increase.
According to sources who spoke to Vanguard, the meeting is being held at the office of George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).
NSA National Security Advisor Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Labour Minister Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, and Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun are among those attending the meeting.
Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas); Heineken Lokpobiri, Petroleum Minister, State; Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information; and officials from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Limited, are also present.
The PDP crisis is being fueled by Tinubu’s influence. Atiku’s Aide Phrank Shaibu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, has expressed alarm about President Bola Tinubu’s purported role in the PDP’s current leadership issue.
Shaibu cautioned that Nigeria would devolve into a one-party system controlled by Tinubu’s political clout if the PDP is unable to settle its national chairmanship conflicts.
Shaibu asserts that Tinubu’s political strategy, which reportedly strengthened power in Lagos State for more than 20 years, might now be used to erode opposition forces nationally.
We are aware of Tinubu’s strategy; even after he left power more than two decades ago, he maintained a one-party system in Lagos State.
“From the state assembly to the state governor to the local government.” We are not shocked that they will always muscle and stifle the opposition. The price of gasoline has gone up.
Since the 2023 elections, the media has been aware of the drums of war and those supplying the crises, and they have never concealed their appreciation for the part they play.
“They first said it was G-5, and we told the Nigerians that this was their destination. As a result, when we hear them lamenting poverty and hunger today, you know that a cowboy always leaves a location in ruins till nothing can be recovered.
That’s what they’re aiming for, then. They are stoking the issue rather than focusing on governance in order to receive compensation, political favor, and a lucrative employment, Shaibu stated.
