- By Kamil Opeyemi
- Lists Other Commitments By President on Wage, Others
The Nigerian Labour Congress late Wednesday disclosed that President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that the Port Harcourt Refinery will resume production in December this year.
NPO Reported earlier that the NLC and TUC met with the President late Wednesday to iron out areas of disagreement that led to the face off.
Saying “the engagement was fruitful,” the congress’ statement which was signed by its President Joe Ajaero and Comrade Festus Osifo of the TUC, said the president had made some commitments which necessitated the review of the action of the workers.
“He committed to an immediate restructuring of the framework for the engagements in line with the input of the labour leaders. He let out a certainty that the Portharcourt 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,”
The labour also expressed appreciation for the backing they got to register their protests.
“We want to appreciate the massive solidarity and support of the Nigerian people who thronged the various venues around the country in their numbers despite intimidations and blackmails by agents of government and forces of retrogression to discourage them from joining the nationwide protest which was called to ventilate citizens outrage at the anti-poor and anti-peoples’ policies of the 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. You have sent a very strong, loud and clear signal to those occupying the various government houses be it at the federal or state that the people remain the sovereign and the barometer for measuring that resides with the trade union movement who have continued to be the bastion of that collective will.”