After two days of rigorous negotiations, stakeholders including marketers, Labour and the Federal Government, NUPENG agreed to suspend the planned strike.
The resolutions signed at the end of the meeting by all the parties, stated that:
“The meeting between FG, NUPENG, NLC and marketers was cordial, fruitful.
“FG and unions agreed to work together towards finding a lasting solution to all the issues in dispute.
“FG, and the unions agreed that all those accused of involvement in the fuel subsidy scam should endeavour to submit to on-going verification exercise.
“The meeting confirmed that the Federal Government has been paying all verified claims and will continue to pay all claims so verified.
“The meeting set up two sub-committees to look into issues concerning unfair labour practices in Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, and penalty clauses in PPPRA rules.
“FG agrees to provide the platform for labour, government and all critical stakeholders to meet and discuss efforts being made towards the provision of infrastructure and rehabilitation of the refineries with a view to finding a way forward.
“The meeting agreed on continuous engagement between the Federal Government and labour unions.
“The marketers agreed to keep their facilities open and pay the salary of their workers.
“The meeting agreed to meet in two weeks to review the status of implementation.”
The Federal Government delegation was led by the Secretary to Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim.
FG negotiation team
According to Vanguard source, those at meeting included Minister of
Finance, and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi,
Okonjo-Iweala; Labour Minister, Chief Emeka Nwogu; Group Managing
Director, GMD, of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and
Executive Secretary of Petroleum Product Pricing and Regulatory
Agency,PPPRA.Labour was led by Acting President of NLC,
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