NLC in crucial meeting today

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.

22The Wabba faction of the NLC, alongside the
Joint Action Front, JAF, had, since Wednesday,
May 18, embarked on a nationwide strike and
mass protests.

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-strategise the protest and
mass action to force government to reverse the
hike in the pump price of petrol and electricity
tariff.