Nationwide strike is imminent as the dialogue between organized Labour and Federal Government has collapsed like a pack of cards.
Labour movement has recalled how Femi Gbajabiamila, then Speaker, House of Representatives dialogue between Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) became fruitless.
Labour having learnt that Gbajabiamila, now President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff had met with them and how the meeting did not see the light of the day has vehemently rejected, to negotiate with him over the effect of subsidy removal.
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According to the Organized Labour, it became imperative to reject against the backdrop that the Panel is not capable to resolve the issue.
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) was led by their presidents, Comrades Joe Ajaero and Festus Osifo, respectively.
During a courtesy call by the labour leaders to the Senate leadership mainly some Principal Officers of the Senate, Senator Akpabio assured them of its readiness to partner with the labour unions to proffer lasting solution to the perennial trade disputes in the country, through the enactment of laws that would bring back smiles on the faces of the workers and Nigerians.
Speaking Tuesday after their meeting with the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the leadership of the Senate, the National President of NLC, Joe Ajaero noted that the wage award committee set up by President Tinubu is yet to sit two months after the removal of fuel subsidy in Nigeria.
Ajaero said ‘‘Part of our challenge is the issue of the committee put in place, the committee seem not to be capable. As labour, we have done with negotiation and engagement with the government from the time of the late Ufot Ekaette, as SGF, Babagana Kingibe, Pius Anyim and Boss Mustapha.
“At no time had the chief of Staff to the president who is very busy been called to negotiate or lead negotiations.
“And that has delayed the issues, even since after our protest, another meeting has not reconvened, although the president promised that he will restructure the mechanism of engagement with the government to help things to be treated fast.
“We had agreed on wage award, and up till this moment the committee on wage award is yet to sit.”
