Strike: Akpabio, Abass in emergency meeting with labour leaders
The leadership of the National Assembly and five ministers have commenced a meeting with the executive of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in a bid to avert the planned indefinite workers’ strike.
The leadership of organised labour had declared an indefinite strike billed to commence on Monday, June 3, over the non-approval of a national minimum wage by the federal government.
The emergency meeting was summoned by the Presiding officers of the National Assembly.
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Present at the meeting is the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Minister of Finance, Dr Wale Edun, Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Nkiruka Onyejiocha, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folasade Yemi-Esan.