The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will today honour the invitation of the Federal Government to resolve the labour disagreement between it and the Kaduna State government.
Organised Labour in the country on Wednesday suspended its five days warning strike in the state to allow the federal government to wade into the en masse.
NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, who announced the suspension of the strike said the decision is to honour the invitation of the Federal Government on Thursday to mediate in the dispute between labour and the Kaduna State Government.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, had earlier on Wednesday waded into the ongoing face-off between the Kaduna State government and labour unions by inviting both parties to a reconciliation meeting.
The meeting scheduled to hold at the Ministry of Labour and Employment in the Federal Secretariat, Abuja is to be attended by the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El Rufai and top officials of the State; s well as the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba and top NLC leaders.
Ngige had directed the two parties to maintain the status quo ante Bellum pending the resolution of the issues in contention.
“I am therefore constrained in the exercise of my powers as the Minister of Labour and Employment, under the Trade Disputes Act, CAP. T8, Laws of Federation of Nigeria (LFN) 2004; to invite you and your top officials to the emergency trade dispute conciliation meeting,” he said.
