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Count us out of FG’s palliative, Wabba’s NLC says

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8 years ago

May 24, 2016

Count us out of FG's palliative, Wabba's NLC says

The Ayuba Wabba led Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has said it would not participate in the palliative committee set up by the Federal Government.

The faction of the NLC that embarked on a nationwide strike action to protest the increase in the pump price of petrol from N86. 50 to N145, said it is staying away from the committee because the process leading to its set up was mismanaged.

The palliative committee was set up by the federal government to give succour to Nigerians hit by the current economic crunch.

However, NLC Secretary General, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, said NLC, under the leadership of Ayuba Wabba, will not be part of the committee and discussions centred on palliatives, given the process leading to the setting up of the committee.

“We are not part of the committee; we were not part of the process that set up the committee.

“If the government wants to talk with NLC, they know what to do.

“We were not part of that process in setting up the committee, so, we will not be part of it.”

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