FG and Labour meeting on hike in Fuel price, Electricity tariffs, ends in disarray

Labour held a meeting yesterday on the hikes in fuel pump price and the electricity tariffs, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the meeting ended in disarray as the labour leaders walked out of the parley in anger, barely 10 minutes after it commenced.

The Trade Union Congress (TUC), President, Mr. Quadri Olaleye, and Representatives of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), at the beginning of the meeting raised the issue of the latest hike in fuel pump price from N160 to N170, they both expressed disappointment at the manner in which the Federal Government treated its negotiations with the unions, and it's decision to further increase fuel price while discussion was still not concluded on the effects of the earlier hike in prices. But the Government side in the meeting said that it would rather have other issues deliberated on before delving into the fuel price increase, at this stage, there was heated argument with the two sides engaging in a shouting from match, leading to the walk-out by the labour team.

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