The Federal Government, FG, has summoned organized labor to an emergency meeting today, October 1, at 2 p.m. in the State House in Abuja.
The meeting will take place in the chief of staff’s conference room at the State House.
This action is intended to avert the Nigeria Labour Congress’s request for a statewide indefinite strike on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.
The emergency meeting was revealed in a memorandum sent by the director of trade union services and industrial relations, Emmanuel Igbinosun, on behalf of the minister of labour, Simon Lalong, and written to the president of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero.
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This new meeting follows the cancellation of the last one on September 29 due to the absence of organized labor representatives.
It read, “Further to my earlier correspondence on the above subject, I once again bring greetings from the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment.
“I am directed to invite the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for a meeting with the Government on the above subject scheduled as follows; Date:- Sunday, October 1st, 2023; Time:- 2 p.m.; Venue:- Aso Villa Conference Room of the office of the Chief of Staff to Mr President.
“Please be assured as always of the kind regards of the Hon. Minister of Labour & Employment.”
The national leadership of both the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress are expected to attend the meeting.
The meeting will be attended by the president’s chief of staff, Honorable Femi Gbajabiamila, Mr Lalong, the minister of state for labor and employment, Honorable Nkiruka Onyejeocha, and other government officials.