The Muhammadu Buhari-led government has shifted its
meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union
Congress (TUC) to Tuesday.
In a message on Saturday, Deputy Director, Press and Public
Relations, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles
Akpan, announced the new date.
He also disclosed that the meeting would hold at the
Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, 15th Sept at 10
am. The venue is Banquet Hall of Presidential Villa. This is to
accommodate all participants,” the message read.
Speaking in an interview with State House correspondents after a
meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday,
Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige had stated that the meeting
will discuss ways to end incessant industrial actions by
workers.
The government official stated that he was in the State House to
brief Buhari on the recent strike by the National
Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).
Ngige said, “The President has approved for us to have a
bigger government side meeting with the organised labour.
“All government institutions that have to do with the
finances of government will join us to meet with them and show them
the books.
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“So, the invitation is going out to them this afternoon
(Friday), the Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress and
their affiliates or supporters and friends in the Civil Society
Organisations.
The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday), so, I will
relate more with the Chief of Staff to the President and the
leadership of the unions today so that we do this meeting
tomorrow.”
But the NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, had said on Friday that the
leadership of the congress would not attend the discussion because
it was too sudden.
Wabba had stated that the short notice given for the meeting by
the government made it impossible for labour leaders who are spread
in different locations to attend.
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