Palliatives: NLC, TUC Currently Meeting With FG

The Presidential Steering Committee on Palliatives is currently meeting representatives of the Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The meeting is coming barely 48 hours to the planned nationwide protest by the labour unions.

They will consider presentations from FG’s subcommittees on Mass Transit, Compressed Natural Gas and Cash Transfers to cushion the effect of the subsidy removal.

Recall that last Friday, the organised labour stormed out of a meeting with the federal government because there was no quorum.

Present at the meeting today are President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero; his counterpart from TUC, Festus Osifo; the General Secretary of NLC, Emma Ugbaja; TUC Secretary, Nuhu Toro and other members of the organised labour delegation including Prof. Sam Amadi.

On the FG’s side are the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Kachollom Daju, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, and the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, among others.