By Abiola Olawale
The president of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio and his counterpart, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, are currently in an emergency meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
It was gathered that the emergency meeting was called at the instance of the Presiding officers of the National Assembly.
The emergency meeting is believed to be aimed at averting the planned indefinite workers’ strike.
The New Diplomat reports that 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.
Also present at the meeting are 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.
The president of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, the president of TUC, Festus Osifo and members of their national executive were also present at the meeting.
