In a bid to broker peace between the Nigeria Labour Congress and the federal government over the ongoing nationwide strike, the Senate President has convened an emergency meeting.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki
It has been reported that the embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has convened an emergency meeting aimed at brokering peace between the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the federal government over the ongoing nationwide strike.
Writing on his Twitter page on Thursday, Bamikole Omisore, Saraki’s Special Assistant on New Media, disclosed that the Senate President, alongside other principal officers of the upper chamber were meeting with officials of the NLC.
"Leadership of Nigerian Senate is now in a meeting with Nigerian Labour Congress to broker peace between labour and government on fuel price deregulation.
"Senate President, Bukola Saraki, is meeting with both factions of NLC. Comrade Wabba, Issa Aremu, Honourable Ekwe, Dr. Ozo-Eson, Comrade Adeyemi, Dr Fashina and others," Omisore tweeted.
When Omisore was contacted in a text message, he said that senators present at the meeting include, Francis Alimikena, Suleiman Nasif, Kabir Gaya, Joshua Lidani and Mao Ohuabunwa.