Fuel Subsidy: TUC & Federal Govt Make Progress Towards Resolving Dispute

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Federal Government have made progress as negotiations toward resolving dispute over the removal of fuel subsidy takes centerstage. 

The Federal Government team and that of TUC led by its President, Comrade Festus Osifo met on Sunday in a meeting that started at about 4pm and ended around 7.30pm.

Addressing the State House Press Corps after the meeting, Mr. Dele Alake, who was part of the Federal Government negotiation team, said much progress has been made in the talks with the TUC leaders.

He revealed that a major demand from TUC is wage increase for workers in order to accommodate the burden of rising cost of living the subsidy removal will bring noting that the Federal Government is not averse to wage increase as President Bola Tinubu himself had hinted on that during his meeting with governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday.

The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), led by Joe Ajaero did not attend the Sunday meeting with the government team that had Mr. Wale Edun, Olayemi Cardoso, Group Managing Director of NNPCL, Mele Kyari, CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, labour leader and former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole among others in attendance.

Mr. Alake said the meeting with the TUC will resume on Tuesday after further consultations by both sides to firm up resolutions.