NLC spoils for war over deregulation – The Nation
November 23, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Organised labour is poised to frustrate the Federal Government’s efforts to deregulate the downstream oil sector, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) president Abdulwaheed Omar has said.
Omar, who spoke with reporters at the final burial of Prince Samuel Kayode, the late father of the Minister for Labour and Productivity, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode (SAN) at Ikaram Akoko, Ondo State, said the union would embark on an indefinite strike to kick against the policy.
Labour wants referendum on deregulation – The Guardian
October 30, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The last lap of the nationwide protest rallies by Labour and civil society groups held in Abuja yesterday with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Abdulwaheed Omar, calling on the Federal Government to subject the deregulation policy to a national referendum to test its popularity among Nigerians.
