On Friday, representatives of Nigeria Labour Congress stormed out of a meeting with the Federal Government’s palliative care team.
The meeting was a continuation of their discussions on palliatives to mitigate the impact of the country’s subsidy elimination.
The labour team, led by the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, did not speak to press as they left the conference venue.
On Wednesday, representatives from the FG and labour met, and the conversations were positive.
When the discussion resumed on Friday, the administration was anticipated to provide input on some of the demands expressed by workers.
But the meeting could not hold as planned as labour officials claimed that the government’s representatives were not present.
Members of the labour teams were also delayed at the State House gate before being allowed into the meeting venue.
Since the removal of the petrol subsidy, the price of the commodity is now on the high side. Labour, which is pushing for palliatives for Nigerians, to cushion the impact of the move, has threatened to embark on strike.