The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has written to the Federal Government, dismissing claims that the government has fulfilled 80 per cent of the October 2, 2023 agreement with Organised Labour.
NLC in a letter dated February 29, released yesterday, asked the government to come out clean on any part of the agreement it fulfilled, warning that a resort to propaganda and disinformation will heighten restiveness among citizens.
In the letter addressed to the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, NLC’s Acting General Secretary, Ismail Bello, advised the government to between now and March 13, 2024, the deadline to fast-track the process of implementation of the agreement and avoid a looming industrial crisis.
Titled “HAS THE GOVERNMENT TRULY IMPLEMENTED THE OCTOBER 2, 2023 AGREEMENT? among others, NLC wrote: “We write to bring to your attention our concerns regarding the implementation of the October 2, 2023 agreement.
“Your statement, suggesting that government has fulfilled 80% of the agreement has raised a lot of worries among our members.
“As key stakeholders to that agreement, we feel compelled to address this issue as it may mislead the public and undermine the trust that ought to exist between government and the Nigerian people as social partners.
“Upon careful examination of the 15 points outlined in the October 2, 2023 agreement, it is evident that most of them have not been fully met.”
