Breaking: FG bows to pressure from NLC, set to review fuel pump price
– Reports say new development will also put minimum wage into consideration
– NLC states, however, that it does not affect proposed industrial action
– Abuja faction set to commence protests by 8am
The federal government may have bowed to pressure from the Nigeria Labour Union (NLC) as it has agreed to review the pump price of petrol.
The Cable reports that this was resolution after a two-day meeting with the labour leaders which ended on Tuesday night.
Reports say the federal government has now set up a new committee to review the new pump price of petrol and the national minimum wage.
It was gathered also, that this committee will work with the Joe Ajaero-led faction of the NLC with a view to adjusting the current N18,000 minimum wage.
This new development does not in anyway stop the proposed industrial action by the NLC, though, as the Ayuba Wabba-led faction has vowed to go ahead with the proposed strike in spite of the court injunction against them.
The protest is expected to kick off at about 8am on Wednesday in Abuja at the union’s secretariat.
The union’s head of information, Benson Upah, also categorically told The Cable that: “NLC’s position has not shifted. The strike will go on tomorrow.
“Quote me the strike will go on tomorrow.”
Meanwhile, The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has asked Nigerians masses and civil to ignore the labour unions and protest against the increment of pump price of petrol.
The CNPP in a statement issued on Tuesday, which was jointly signed by its national chairman, Alhaji Balarabe Musa and the secretary general, Chief Willy Ezugwu, also accused both the federal government and the labour unions of insincerity in the matter.
The statement made available to NAIJ.com reads: “We are taken aback that the federal government could hurriedly obtain a judgment from the Industrial Court, with readiness to enforce same overnight while the government is yet to obey many other court orders against it.
“For instance, the PRP was deregistered as a political party by the Indepedent National Electoral commission (INEC) and a court of competent jurisdiction ordered its re-registration but the INEC is yet to obey the order.
“Today, the federal government selects which court judgment to obey and the ones against it are discountenanced.
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