Abuja, Aug. 2, 2023 President Tinubu, on Wednesday evening assured the organized labour that his government would ensure that one of the moribund refineries in the country would begin operation by December.
Joe Ajaero, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, told journalists in Abuja on Wednesdayevening that the promise was one of the fall outs on the labour union’s meeting with the president on Wednesday evenining..
He said the president also promised to ensure that agreement was reached on the wage award for Nigerian workers immediately.
Tinubu similarly promised to unveil a workable roadmap to the CNG alternative by next week.
Ajaero said the unions would return to a round table after the protest across 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
Ajaero said: “It is pertinent to inform Nigerians that the extent of the success of the protest is underlined by the request of the President of the federal republic of Nigeria, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu to meet with the leadership of the NLC and TUC in a closed-door session.
“The engagement was fruitful that immense mileage was gotten with regards to the issues that bogged down the work of the Presidential Committee on Subsidy removal and necessitated the protest viz:
“He committed to an immediate restructuring of the framework for engagement in line with the input of the Labour leaders. He let out a certainty that the Port Harcourt Refinery will commence production by December this year.
He pledged to ensure that agreement is reached on the Wage Award for Nigerian workers immediately.
“He promised to unveil a workable roadmap to the CNG alternative next week. On the strength of the President’s pledge and commitment, we have decided for a return to a new and reinvigorated dialogue process to allow for full implementation.
“Once again, we thank Nigerians, while we wait for the government to fulfill its own part of the understanding as agreed with His Excellency, the President,” Ajaero said. (GBN)
