The Federal Government and organised labour are currently meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, over the proposed palliatives on subsidy removal.
The meeting is expected to take a decision on the demands made by organised labour and the proposed palliatives from the government to cushion the effect of the subsidy removal.
Present at the meeting are; the delegation of the Nigeria Labour Congress, led by its President, Joe Ajaero, the delegation of the Trade Union Congressled by its President, Festus Osifo, Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, Special Adviser for Revenue, Zachaeus Adedeji and the Special Adviser for Energy, Olu Verheijen and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Kachallom Daju.
Others are the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Gbenga Komolafe, CEO of Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed among others
