On Friday, the Federal Government’s emergency meeting was disregarded by the leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC).
According to an earlier report from Anaedoonline.ng, the Federal Government scheduled the meeting to prevent the anticipated statewide strike that was set to begin on October 3.
The meeting, which was originally slated to take place on Friday at midday in the conference room of Aso Villa, Office of the Chief of Staff to the President, was later moved to the evening to give NLC and TUC representatives in other parts of Nigeria time to travel.
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The organised labour unions said that because they had commitments outside of Abuja, the Federal Government’s invitation arrived late.
Vanguard’s sources confirmed that NLC and TUC received the government’s invitation this morning via the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
The invitation letter, dated September 29, was signed by Emmanuel Igbinosun, Director of Trade Union Services and Industrial Relations, on behalf of Simon Lalong, Minister of Labour and Employment.
The letter titled “Impending labour union strike invitation to a meeting”, read, “I bring you greetings from the Honourable Ministers of Labour and Employment.
“I am directed to invite the leadership of the Trade Union Congress Nigeria (TUC) for a meeting with the Chief of Staff to Mr. President on the above subject, scheduled as follows:
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“Date: Friday, September 294, 2023; Time: 12 noon. Venue: Aso Villa, Conference Room of the Office of the Chief of Staff to Mr. President.
“Please be assured of the kind regards of the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment.”
However, in a letter dated September 29 in response to the Minister, the two labour centres asked for a new date the next week.
In a letter marked “R-impending labour union strike: Invitation to meeting” and signed by Emmanuel Ugboaja, the general secretary of the National Labour Congress, and Nuhu Toro, the secretary general of the Trades Union Congress, it was stated that “We send our warm wishes to you and the entire team at your Ministry.
“We wish to express our sincere regrets for our inability to attend the proposed meeting between us and the Federal Government, scheduled for today the 29th Day of September due to already scheduled engagements our officials have outside Abuja.
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“Regrettably, the short notice provided for this meeting has posed significant logistical challenges for the majority of our leadership, rendering their participation unfeasible at this time.
“In light of this, and in the interest of ensuring that any discussions held are representative of the NLC’s and TUC’s collective stance, we find it imperative to request the rescheduling of the meeting.
“We trust that this request for a rescheduled meeting will be taken into consideration, and we look forward to your understanding in this matter.”
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