The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its deliberate nationwide protest in opposition to the current 50% hike in telecom tariffs accepted by the Federal Authorities.
This was disclosed following a gathering with authorities representatives on the Workplace of the Secretary to the Authorities of the Federation on Monday evening.
Talking to journalists after the assembly, NLC President, Joe Ajaero, stated the federal government had agreed to arrange a bigger committee to evaluate the complete tariff construction.
In response to him, the committee will probably be composed of 5 representatives from either side and is predicted to submit its findings inside two weeks.
Ajaero said, “We emphasised that the NLC is the most important organisation in Africa, and no stakeholder session can exclude us and nonetheless stand.
“On that foundation, they agreed to kind a broader committee to make sure a good and inclusive Treaty to have a look at the complete tariff construction as a mannequin to come back out with a practical and all-inclusive Treaty.
“So the committee will probably be made up of 5 representatives, from either side and anticipated to come back out with a outcome after two weeks.
“That can decide the subsequent line of motion and the method of engagement. The symbolic motion of submitting the letters tomorrow will probably be placed on maintain till the result of such a committee.
“The result of such a committee is what’s going to decide our subsequent line of motion when it comes to protest, when it comes to boycott, and when it comes to even withdrawal of providers, that are the three points we put on-line.”
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