The National Economic Council (NEC), under the leadership of Vice President Kashim Shettima, has constituted an ad hoc Committee to engage with the leadership of labour unions in a bid to create a forum for dialogue towards resolving issues surrounding the removal of fuel subsidy across the States.
Chronicle NG reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has had a series of back-and-forth engagements on fuel subsidy removal with the president and Senate in previous weeks. Labour embarked on a nationwide strike and also called it off in the course of pushing their demands.
Olusola Abiola, Director of Information to VP Kashim Shettima, said this on Thursday in a statement.
In a bid to create a forum for dialogue towards resolving issues surrounding the removal of fuel subsidy across the United States, the National Economic Council (NEC) has constituted an ad hoc Committee to engage with the leadership of labour unions.
The decision was reached at the 135th meeting of the NEC, chaired by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, in Abuja on Thursday.
The committee comprises the Nigerian Governors Forum Chairman, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq; Governor of Anambra State,Chukwuma Soludo; Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum, Hope Uzodinma of Imo State; PDP Governors Forum Chairman, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State; and Abia State Governor, Alex Otti.
The Vice President said the committee will liaise with the leadership of labour unions in the country to find a way forward on the emerging issues in the interest of the nation.
