The Leadership of Organized Labour has insisted there is no going back on the nationwide industrial action slated today.
This comes after a four-hour meeting with the Leadership of the National Assembly on Sunday evening in Abuja.
The meeting was convened at the instance of the National Assembly Leadership about the proposed Industrial action by the Labour Unions over the yet-to-be-approved minimum wage for workers.
Briefing journalists at the end of the meeting, the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio said tremendous appeal was made to the Labour leaders to call off the strike as the National Assembly steps into the matter directly with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Tajudeen Abbas in his remarks said “The take home from the meeting was that the federal government would be prevailed upon to re-introduce the N35,000 wage award pending the time agreement on minimum wage is reached between it and the labour unions.
However, in his submission after the meeting, the President of TUC, Comrade Festus Osifo said that the leadership of the National Assembly had prevailed on them to call off the strike going by assurance given to them to step into the negotiation, but the strike cannot be called off without consulting their various organs.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris on his path, expressed optimism that Labour will call off the strike as soon as possible based on the appeal made to them by the leadership of the National Assembly.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu and the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero among others, attended the meeting.
