The crisis trailing the fuel subsidy removal policy may not have abated as the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress has accused the Minister of Labour, Simon Lalong, of breaching part of the terms of agreement that culminated in the suspension of strike threats.
General Secretary of the NLC, Comrade Emmanuel Ugboaja, raised the allegations on Thursday in Abuja in a lengthy statement forwarded to DAILY POST. He particularly accused Lalong of taking sides with a factional union of the National Union of Road Transport Workers . Ugboaja said, 'In a shocking turn of events, the Federal Minister of Labour, Mr.
” The NLC said it is unfathomable that a Federal Minister of Labour, tasked with safeguarding the rights and interests of diverse stakeholders in our industrial relations landscape, would opt to take actions that could undermine the very foundations of our collective engagement. He described Lalong's action as clearly morally reprehensible and legally untenable, saying it marks a disheartening departure from the expected standards of conduct within the nation’s industrial relations sphere.
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