Breaking: Tinubu's FG Invites NLC, TUC to Emergency Meeting over Proposed Nationwide Strike

• The negotiation team of the federal government and the organised labour are to meet on Friday evening, September 29
• Bola Tinubu's team will meet with the leaders of the NLC and the TUC as part of the efforts to avert the proposed strike of the unions slated for October 3
• The unions have insisted on embarking on a total lockdown following the government's failure to address the workers' issues and the needs of Nigerians occasioned by fuel subsidy removal

State House, Abuja - The federal government headed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is making moves to avert the proposed nationwide lockdown declared by organised labour.

Tinubu's negotiation team, headed by the minister of labour and employment, Simon Lalong, in a desperate move to avert the planned nationwide strike from Tuesday, October 3, has summoned an emergency meeting with the leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), counterpart.

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Vanguard reported that the meeting is scheduled for later this evening, Friday, September 29, at Aso Villa, Conference Room of the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President.

It was gathered that the government had earlier fixed the meeting for 12 noon, but it had to be shifted to the evening to enable unions to reach out to their leaders outside Abuja.

Sources said the NLC and its TUC counterpart received the government’s invitation this morning through the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

This move is coming after labour on Thursday, September 28, berated moves by the FG to hamstring Nigerian workers from embarking on an indefinite nationwide strike from Tuesday, using the courts.

The deputy president of the TUC, Tommy Etim, stated that labour leaders would not succumb to any threat by the government, noting that they were ready to go to prison in their fight for better lives for Nigerian workers, The Punch reported.

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Legit.ng reported earlier that an APC chieftain appealed to Nigerians to be patient with President Tinubu's government.

Oyo APC spokesman, Mr. Wasiu Olawale Sadare, disclosed Tinubu's administration will take Nigeria to greater heights.

He, however, urged the NLC, TUC and Nigerians to work with the president for the progress of the country.

Tinubu plans palliative for workers ahead of organised labour strike

Meanwhile, President Tinubu has been scheduled to announce his administration's palliative for organised labour, who have announced that it would commence an indefinite strike on Tuesday, October 3.

The organised labour has accused the Tinubu-led government of its failure to provide palliative for workers to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removals on members.

Source: Legit.ng