Fuel subsidy removal: FG, NLC, TUC set up committees as talks resume

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The Federal Government and Labour have set up committees to expedite action on how to deal with the fallouts of the remival of fuel subsidy on Nigerians.

Specifically, they have formed a steering committee and technical committees that will help achieve the planned palliatives for Nigerians.

These steps were taken on Monday as the Federal Government resumed negotiations with organised labour presented by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on measures to take to alleviate the suffering associated with the withdrawal of fuel subsidy by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

Indeed, the NLC and TUC a fortnight ago had suspended its planned nationwide indefinite strike action to protest last month’s withdrawal of fuel subsidy.

The meeting was suspended after meeting with representatives of government at the State House, Abuja.

Speaking to State House Correspondents at the end of the meeting, Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake, confirmed that a steering committee has been set up, alongside technical committees on the planned palliatives for Nigerians.

According to him, “As we promised the last time we met; when labour called off their planned strike, we held a meeting today. We went through all the demands that labour had tabled, that is government and the labour unions and the last time, they said they were going to go back to their executives and make consultations so that we reconvene today.

“That is exactly what we did. At today’s meeting, both parties went through the list and we ticked off the viable ones which are now broken into three categories; those can be given immediate attention, and those that can be achieved medium term and long term.”

Alake explained that a steering committee was set up alongside technical committees that will help actualise the dream of providing the intervention that will cushion the effects of removal of subsidy.