Subsidy: Abdulrazaq Heads NEC’s Committee To Negotiate With Labour

The national economic council (NEC) has revealed that it has constituted a five-man committee to negotiate with the leadership of labour unions in the country to resolve the crisis relating to the removal of the petrol subsidy.

Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, at the end of the council’s meeting chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, said NEC has also asked state governments to dialogue with the unions.

“A committee made up of Anambra state governor, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) chairman and others have been nominated to interface with labour,” Zulum told State House correspondents.

Other members of the committee are Hope Uzodinma, governor of Imo; Bala Mohammed of Bauchi and Alex Otti of Abia state.

“NEC is calling on Nigerians and labour to be calm and law-abiding as the president is determined to address the issues at hand,” Zulum added.

On Monday, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said it would mobilise its members to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike if the current price of petrol increases.