The Federal Government has inaugurated a ten-man committee to resolve the dispute between the Kaduna State Government and the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, with a charge to the members to meet the expectation of President Buhari to ensure that industrial peace returns to Kaduna soonest.
The committee which has 21 days to submit its report was inaugurated by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige in Abuja.
The committee is headed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Peter Yemira Tarfa, with the Secretary to Kaduna State Government, Balarabe Lawal and Deputy National President of NLC, Najeem Yasin as co-chairmen.
The Director Trade Union Services and Industrial Relations, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment O.U. Akpan is to serve as Secretary to the committee.
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Speaking at the ceremony, Ngige recalled that the Federal Government had ended the strike initiated by the NLC in Kaduna State in May, with the parties signing a Memorandum of Understanding to restore peace, noting that intervening circumstances made the reconstitution of the committee inevitable.
According to him, the committee is expected to resolve all the issues in dispute between the Kaduna State Government and the NLC.
NLC had crippled activities in Kaduna State with a strike over the right-sizing policy of the government which led to the laying off of thousands of workers as well as the arbitrary increase in tertiary institutions fees.
The NLC argues that benefits have not been paid to the affected workers.
(Editor : Paul Akhagbemhe)
