The conciliatory meeting between Federal Government and leadership of Organised labour held in Abuja was inconclusive.
The meeting which started at about 12:30pm was adjourned till 4.30pm to enable Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment attend at meeting holding at the State House.
Also present at the meeting are: Udoma Udo Udoma, Minister of Budget and National Planning; Ayuba Wabba, President Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC); Boiboi Kaigama, President, Trade Union Congress (TUC), and other members of the National Executive Council of the two labour centres.
However, there was no delegation from the Joe Ajaero-led United Labour Congress (ULC) at the meeting.
The meeting was aimed at pacifying the organised labour to shelve the proposed nationwide strike scheduled for Tuesday, 8th January, 2019 to press for the transmission of the New National Minimum Wage bill to the National Assembly.
Recall that the organised labour had kicked against President Muhammadu Buhari’s plan to set up a high level technical committee that will deliberate on the modality of implementation of the new minimum wage.
While the Ministers declined to speak to Labour Correspondents on the outcome of the three hours meeting, the NLC President explained that the parties resolved to reconvene by 4.30pm.
BusinessDay findings however show that the meeting may not hold by 4.30pm as planned, but may hold by 7pm.
KEHINDE AKINTOLA, Abuja
