President Bola Tinubu has given assurance to the organized labour leaders that the Port Harcourt refinery will start its operations by December 2023. The labour leaders revealed this in a statement on Wednesday night, stating that the President made a series of promises during their negotiations, which led to their agreement to return to the table.
The national presidents of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, and Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo, also expressed their gratitude to Nigerians for supporting the nationwide protest. They highlighted the success of the protest, noting that it resulted in President Tinubu's request for a closed-door meeting with the leadership of NLC and TUC.
During the fruitful engagement, President Tinubu committed to immediately restructuring the framework for engagement in line with the input of the Labour leaders. He also assured that the Port Harcourt Refinery would commence production by December of the same year. Additionally, he pledged to reach an agreement on the Wage Award for Nigerian workers without delay and unveil a workable roadmap for the CNG alternative the following week.
In light of these promises and commitments, the labour leaders have decided to return to a new and reinvigorated dialogue process, allowing for the full implementation of the agreements. They thanked the people of Nigeria and now await the government to fulfill its part of the understanding as agreed with the President.
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