BREAKING: labour insists on protest as FG fails to meet NLC Demands
The Nigerian Labour Congress meeting with the federal government to put off a nationwide protest has yielded non-conclusive results.
There at the negotiation table were various Heads of government departments, among those were the Ministers of Labour, Agric, Finance, Budget and planning, the Anthony-General of the Federation, Head of Service, secretary to the government of the Federation and other representatives of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress.
The NLC president, Joe Ajaero, after the meeting told journalists that the national protest is sure to be held on Tuesday.
He noted that they “are going to try to make sure it is peaceful,” he said.
“It is part of their (DSS) constitutional responsibilities to make sure that the rally is peaceful while we are going to try from our own side to make sure it is peaceful.” labour
Ajaero emphasised that object of the national industrial action was to get their demands from the federal government
“That is all. We have concluded on that. We are not doing rallies for the sake of moving around. We have demands which we must present. Maybe by tomorrow when we present it at the National Assembly, a copy of it will be made available to journalists,” he explained. Labour
BREAKING: labour insists on protest as FG fails to meet NLC Demands
