The Federal Government and organised labour
meeting on the increase in the pump price of petrol ended in a deadlock on
Monday night.
Briefing
journalists at the end of the four-hour meeting on Tuesday morning, the
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal, said the two
parties had “a fruitful discussion and will continue from where we stopped.”
The
meeting, which ended at about 12 midnight, will resume at 3pm on Tuesday
(today).
Lawal,
however, refused to answer further questions from newsmen.
The
Federal Government, however, began another round of meeting with the Joe
Ajaero-led faction of the labour movement at about 12.15am on Tuesday after its
meeting with the Ayuba Wabba-led Nigeria Labour Congress.
Wabba
confirmed that discussions with the Federal Government would continue by 3pm on
Tuesday (today).
Sources
at the meeting said the labour leaders were not convinced by the figures
presented by the government team.
Those
who attended the meeting included Wabba; NLC General Secretary, Peter
Ozo-Esun; NUPENG president, Igwe Achese; PENGASSAN President, Olabode Johnson;
TUC President, Bobboi Kaigama; Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris
Ngige; Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters
(Senate), Senator Ita Enang; and the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole.
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