The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, met with the national leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Monday night behind closed doors.
According to The PUNCH, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi confirmed the meeting.
He said, “Yes, the meeting happened; and we’re going to release a statement to that effect soon.”
Although details of the meeting is unknown the meeting was in connection with the two-day warning strike earlier declared by the workers’ unions.
The national leadership of the NLC has shunned the last-minute reconciliatory meeting convened by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, with the purpose of averting the two-day warning strike already declared by the labour centre.
Last Friday, the NLC in a communique released which was jointly signed by its national president, Joe Ajaero and Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja said it decided to embark on a two-day following what was described as the failure of the Tinubu-led Federal Government to dialogue and engage stakeholders within the organized labour on efforts to cushion the effects of the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol on the “poor masses”
