Friday’s meeting between representatives of organised labour and the Federal Government’s team on palliatives ended on an unexpected note as the labour team walked out of the discussions.
The meeting aimed to address the issue of palliatives to mitigate the effects of subsidy removal in the country.
Led by the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, the labour team left the meeting without speaking to journalists.
The gathering was a continuation of previous deliberations held earlier on Wednesday, which had shown signs of progress.
The government was expected to provide feedback on some of the demands made by labour upon the resumption of the meeting on Friday.
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But the meeting could not hold as planned as labour officials claimed that the government’s representatives were not present.
Members of the labour teams were also delayed at the State House gate before being allowed into the meeting venue.
Since the removal of the petrol subsidy, the price of the commodity is now on the high side. Labour, which is pushing for palliatives for Nigerians, to cushion the impact of the move, has threatened to embark on strike.
