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Strike looms as meeting with organised labour, FG ends in deadlock
Strike looms as meeting with organised labour, FG ends in deadlock
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff unfit for bargaining with the union and are planning a statewide strike.
The labour unions made the statement on Tuesday at the meeting with the national Assembly heads.
In attendance are the leaderships of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Joe Ajaero, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Festus Osifo, the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the leadership of the Senate.
The NLC and the Trade Union Congress had taken over the premises of the National Assembly on August 2, protesting the hardship induced on Nigerians by the fuel subsidy removal and the floating of the naira.
However, the National Assembly pledged to address the demands of labour in seven days which elapsed on August 6, 2023.
Ajaero, the NLC boss lamented before the NASS representatives that the Tinubu wage award committee is yet to sit over two months after the removal of fuel subsidy in Nigeria.
Ajaero reiterated that Gbajabiamila had failed to sit with the organized labour for a meeting, alleging that he claims to be busy.
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The unions said, ”At no time had the Chief of Staff to the president who is very busy called to negotiate or lead negotiations.
“Part of our challenge is the issue of the committee put in place, the committee seems not to be capable, as labor we have done with Nngotiation and engagement with the government from the time of Ikaite, as SGF, kingibe, Pius Ayim, and Boss Mustapha
“And that has delayed the issues, even since after our protest, another meeting has not reconvened.”
Ajaero further explained that nothing has been done by the presidency since President Tinubu promised to review workers’ wages.
He said, “We had agreed on wage award, and up till this moment the committee on wage award is yet to sit.
“Although the president promised that he will restructure the mechanism of engagement with government to help things to be treated fast.”
Reacting, the President of the Senate Akpabio commended the Organised Labour for their patience and understanding to assist the government in reshaping the fortunes of the country.
Akpabio told the unions that although Nigeria has saved N1 trillion from the fuel subsidy removal, the administration also inherited a broke country with debt over N30 trillion.
Akpabio assured the aggrieved labour unions of the Federal Government’s partnership to ameliorate the suffering of Nigerians.
He also promised of FG’s readiness to partner with the labour unions to proffer lasting solutions to the perennial trade disputes in the country.
The union had earlier noted that if their demands are not met, they will embark on a nationwide strike.
Strike looms as meeting with organised labour, FG ends in deadlock
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Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name
Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has directed the immediate freezing of all state-owned bank accounts.
In a statement issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, the governor stated that the accounts would remain frozen until further notice.
He instructed commercial banks, ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to comply with the order immediately or face severe consequences.
The statement reads: “All state bank accounts with commercial banks have been frozen. Commercial banks must comply with this order and ensure that not a single naira is withdrawn from government coffers until further notice.
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“Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies must ensure full compliance without delay.
“Following necessary investigations and reconciliations, the governor will take appropriate action and decide on the way forward. For now, this order remains in effect.”
Okpebholo also directed relevant agencies to revert the name of the Ministry of Roads and Bridges to its previous title, the Ministry of Works, a change made during the Godwin Obaseki administration.
“It is odd to name a government institution the Ministry of Roads and Bridges, especially when not a single bridge was built by the previous administration — not even a pedestrian bridge.
“In the coming days, we will examine further actions taken by the previous administration and make decisions that serve the best interests of the state,” the statement added.
Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name
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Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi
Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi
Prominent Islamic scholar Dr. Ahmad Mahmud Gumi has criticized the widely discussed two-state solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict, calling it a “deception.”
His remarks followed a recent summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh, where President Bola Tinubu and other leaders condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza and urged an end to hostilities.
In an interview with Daily Trust at his Kaduna residence, Gumi argued, “This Two-State Solution is a deception. No Israeli will allow a Palestinian to survive, and Palestinians will never allow Israel to survive.
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The only solution is to dissolve the two states and create a democratically electable region.”
Gumi commended the OIC’s support for Palestine, noting that Muslims and Arabs worldwide increasingly see the treatment of Palestinians as “genocide” and accuse Israel of human rights abuses.
He also called for a return to the pre-1948 structure, where Palestinians, Jews, and Christians lived together, suggesting a single, inclusive state that allows peaceful coexistence.
“When I hear people talking about Two-State Solutions, I know they are just deceiving themselves,” Gumi added, advocating for a unified region where people of all faiths can live together, similar to the multi-faith coexistence seen in countries like the United States.
Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi
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Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll
Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll
The Labour Party candidature of Olusola Ebiseni for the upcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State has been nullified.
The nullification follows the sacking of Ebiseni by the Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday.
The governorship election of the southwest State will hold on Saturday, 16 November 2024.
The judgement disqualifying Ebiseni was unanimously delivered by the three members of the panel and read out by the chairman of the panel, Justice Adebukola Banjoko.
The judgment granted the prayer of the Labour Party who preferred the case against Ebiseni.
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Justice Banjoko held that, “the appeal marked CA/ABJ/CV/1172/2024 brought by the Labour Party against Chief Olusola Ebiseni and two others is allowed.”
Justice Banjoko further stated that the Certified True Copy of the judgment would be provided to the parties involved in the appeal as soon as possible for their review.
Recall that Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja had ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to accept and recognize Olusola Ebiseni and Ezekiel Awude as the Labour Party’s governorship and deputy governorship candidates for the November 16 Ondo State governorship elections.
Justice Nwite confirmed that the second primary election conducted by the Labour Party, which resulted in Ebiseni and Awude being selected as candidates, was valid and should be upheld by INEC.
However, the appellate court has now overturned the judgment of the trial court’s judgment.
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