Meeting With NLC, TUC Leaders ‘Fruitful’ – Osinbajo
Acting Nigerian President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has described as “fruitful”a meeting he had with the organised Labour during a protest march to the Presidential villa, in Abuja.
This was disclosed by the Vice President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande via his official Twitter handle @akandeoj.
Ag. President Osinbajo welcomed & interacted with reps of NLC, TUC & CSO protesters who marched to Aso Rock. It was a fruitful discussion.
— Laolu Akande (@akandeoj) February”>https://twitter.com/akandeoj/status/829670673815572480″>February 9, 2017
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The Vice President had on Thursday afternoon received and interacted with the leaders of the two national labour union who organized rallies to denounce the suffering in the country.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) organized the workers for protests in Lagos and Abuja against what they described as the worsening human condition.
Among those who met with the Acting President are Mr. Tunde Aremu, deputy NLC president; Ayuba Wabba, NLC president; and Baba Gaigama, TUC president and representatives of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs).
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Minister of Petroleum, Ibe Kachukwu, Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, were also at the Presidential Villa for the meeting.
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President of the NLC, Wabba had prior to the march told the protesters that an upward review of workers’ minimum wage “is non-negotiable.”
“There is absence of good governance, with that absent, we are at the receiving end. So we march for good governance,” he said.
It will be recalled that earlier this week, a similar protest was staged in Lagos, Abuja and other major cities across the country.
