National Telescope national telescope newspaper
By Bose Adelakun
Following the nationwide protest held on Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu has assured labour leaders that the Port Harcourt refinery will begin operations by December 2023.
Tinubu according to the national presidents of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero and Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo in the statement made the promise in a meeting with them on Wednesday night.
While commending Nigerians for supporting the nationwide protest, the Unions said the protest was fruitful.
The statement read, “The engagement was fruitful that immense mileage was obtained with regards to the issues that bogged down the work of the Presidential Committee on Subsidy removal and necessitated the protest viz; He committed to an immediate restructuring of the framework for engagement in line with the input of the Labour leaders.
“He let out a certainty that the Port Harcourt Refinery will commence production by December this year. He pledged to ensure that Agreement is reached on the Wage Award for Nigerian workers immediately.
“He promised to unveil a workable roadmap to the CNG alternative next week. On the strength of the president’s pledge and commitment, we have decided to return to a new and reinvigorated dialogue process to allow for full implementation.
“Once again, we thank Nigerians while we wait for the Government to fulfill its own part of the understanding as agreed with His Excellency; the President.”
