ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Federal Government have negotiated toward resolving dispute over the removal of fuel subsidy.
The Federal Government of Nigeria team and that of TUC led by its President, Comrade Festus Osifo met on Sunday in a meeting that started at about 4pm and ended around 7.30pm.
Mr. Dele Alake, who was part of the government negotiation team, said much progress has been made in the talks with the TUC leaders.
Addressing the State House Press Corps after the meeting, he revealed that a major demand from TUC is wage increase for workers in order to accommodate the burden of rising cost of living the subsidy removal will bring.
He noted that the Federal Government is not averse to wage increase as President Bola Tinubu himself had hinted on that during his meeting with governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), led by Joe Ajaero did not attend the Sunday meeting with the government team that had Mr. Wale Edun, Olayemi Cardoso, Group Managing Director of NNPCL, Mele Kyari, CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, labour leader and former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole among others in attendance.
Mr. Alake said the meeting with the TUC will resume on Tuesday after further consultations by both sides to firm up resolutions.