On Monday night, the acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, met behind closed doors with the national leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress.

Though the police high command had not to release specifics of the meeting at the time of filing this story, our correspondent learned that it was in connection with the workers' unions' earlier declaration of a two-day warning strike.

When reached, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, stated, "Yes, the meeting happened; and we're going to release a statement to that effect soon."

According to the PUNCH, the national leadership of the NLC has refused to attend a last-minute reconciliatory meeting held by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, in order to avoid the two-day warning strike already declared by the labor centre.

However, only the TUC's leadership, led by its president, Festus Osifo, attended the meeting, which was scheduled for 3 p.m. but began at 5:32 p.m. on Monday.

The NLC announced last Friday, in a communique jointly signed by its national president, Joe Ajaero, and Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, that it had decided to embark on a two-day strike in response to the Tinubu-led Federal Government's failure to dialogue and engage stakeholders within organized labor on efforts to cushion the effects of the removal of subsidies on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, on the "poor masses."

Previously, in August, organized labor held a one-day protest that halted activity in key cities around the country.

The center accused the police of laying siege to the national headquarters of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, alleged exploitation of workers' rights in Imo state, interference in trade union matters by the Abia State government, and proposed demolition by the new minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, among other reasons for mobilizing its members for the nationwide shutdown.

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