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The Nigerian government is set to hold an important meeting with Labour Unions by 3pm on Monday to discuss the recent hike in pump price of petrol.
The NLC had demanded that FG reverse the hike by Tuesday or face an indefinite nationwide strike. FG is doing all within its power to prevent the strike, reports say.
“I have received a text message inviting us to a meeting tomorrow (Monday) at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and we will attend," General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Peter Ozo-Eson said.
‘‘We will attend those meetings but the notice given is not conditional to our action. It is conditional on the reversal of the hike in the price of petroleum and the hike in electricity tariff.
“But we are saying that is not what is crucial; what is crucial is that we will mobilise unless there is reversal. If there is no reversal, we will meet on the streets," he added.
Citing several reasons, the federal government a week ago had raised the pump price of petrol to N145 per litre.
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The NLC had demanded that FG reverse the hike by Tuesday or face an indefinite nationwide strike. FG is doing all within its power to prevent the strike, reports say.
“I have received a text message inviting us to a meeting tomorrow (Monday) at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and we will attend," General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Peter Ozo-Eson said.
‘‘We will attend those meetings but the notice given is not conditional to our action. It is conditional on the reversal of the hike in the price of petroleum and the hike in electricity tariff.
“But we are saying that is not what is crucial; what is crucial is that we will mobilise unless there is reversal. If there is no reversal, we will meet on the streets," he added.
Citing several reasons, the federal government a week ago had raised the pump price of petrol to N145 per litre.
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