FG commends NLC for calling off strike

The federal government, on Monday, commended the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for suspending its five-day-old strike.

It would be recalled that the NLC had last week gone on a protest strike over the recent increase in the cost of fuel.

This was stated by the Minister for Information, Culture and Tourism, Lai Mohammed, while speaking during an interactive session with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Lagos.

He said: “Nigeria has won, and I want to take this opportunity to thank the NLC for reconsidering their position and agreeing to join us in negotiation. So, it is not who has won, but (it is) Nigeria that has won.”

The minister further said that the federal government will continually engage with Nigerians.

“There is nothing like the government continuously engaging the people; you notice that we started this about a month or so ago when we started with our town hall meetings. We started in Lagos, moved to Kaduna; we will be in Kano on Friday. We have also been meeting with sectoral groups; we’ve met with the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria, we are going to meet with the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission.

“I believe that it is the beginning of trying to bridge the gap between the governed and the government and it is extremely fruitful. We’ve heard you, and learnt a lot as well; but more importantly is that we’ve been able to explain to you why certain actions were taken.”

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