President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday night held a meeting with the leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) as part of last-minute efforts to stop the proposed nationwide protest by the union against the growing insecurity across the country.
The meeting, which was held at the State House, Abuja, started at about 11:27pm and had Joe Ajaero, NLC president, Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo and chairman of Progressives Governors Forum, Nasir Idris, governor of Kebbi, Monday Okpebholo, governor of Ed0, and Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, minister of labour and employment in attendance.
Last week, the congress declared a nationwide protest for December 17 over the “degenerating security situation” across the country.
The NLC had on Tuesday evening raised the alarm over an alleged plot by “unscrupulous agencies and desperate political hirelings” to infiltrate and violently disrupt its planned nationwide protest.
Speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting, the NLC president said the labour union would reconsider its protest plans after reviewing President Tinubu’s input.
He said the congress team would regroup following a dedicated session with governors to evaluate next moves
