Following Wednesday’s closed-door meeting with leaders of labour unions at the State House in Abuja with President Bola Tinubu, the union has agreed to suspend its nationwide protest to give room for negotiation with the federal government.
Recall that on Wednesday the Labour had declared protest across the country after the price of fuel moved to N617 from N537 and the delay by the government in providing relief from economic hardships.
In a statement jointly signed by the NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero and his TUC counterpart, Comrade Festus Osifo commended Nigerian workers for the massive turnout for the protest across the country.
“Our hats are doffed at your determination and commitment to saving ourselves and indeed the nation from those whose only interest is to foist continuous deprivation and suffering on Nigerians”.
“The Organized Labour has been charged with contempt of Court; the leadership remains resolute in its commitment to the protection of the interests and welfare of the Nigerians, and will neither take its eyes away from this focus nor shake this belief”.
“It thanked the leadership of the National Assembly for their pledge to resolve the issues raised by the Nigerian people and for their deep understanding of the need for Government to provide quick wins as succor with short timelines to ameliorate the consequence of the hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) on the citizenry,” the statement said.
