The organised labour has said meeting with the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yielded fruitful results with regards to the issues that bogged down the work of the Presidential Committee on Subsidy removal and necessitated the protest.
According to the Press Release by the Head, National Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero and that of the Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo on Wednesday stated that the President let out a certainty that the Port Harcourt Refinery will commence production by December this year.
Recall that the organised labour started a nationwide protest which was called to ventilate citizens outrage at the anti-poor and anti-peoples’ policies of the government.
The organised labour informed Nigerians that the extent of the success of the protest is underlined by the request of the President of Nigeria; Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu to meet with the leadership in a closed-door session.
According to them, “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:
The President committed to an immediate restructuring of the framework for engagement in line with the input of the Labour leaders, let out a certainty that the Port harcourt Refinery will commence production by December this year.
Tinubu pledged to ensure that Agreement is reached on the Wage Award for Nigerian workers immediately and promised to unveil a workable roadmap to the CNG alternative next week.
The organised labour pressed further that with the President’s pledge and commitment, the labour have decided for a return to a new and reinvigorated dialogue process to allow for full implementation.
The organised labour expressed gratitude to Nigerian people who thronged the various venues around the country in their numbers despite intimidations and blackmails by agents of government.
“Our hats are doffed at your determination and commitment to saving ourselves and indeed the nation from those whose only interest is to foist continuous deprivation and suffering on Nigerians.
“The message you have sent today is a strong demonstration of our collective resolve as patriots and owners of the sovereign will to demand that those who occupies the corridors of power must listen to us”, the organised labour hailed.