FG sets up technical C’ttee on fuel price hike

ABUJA - Following the recent agreement reached with organized
labour with regards to the hike in the pump price of fuel, the
Federal Government has constituted a Technical Committee to look
into labour’s grievances arising from the price hike.
The committee is also to examine other consequential and/or
ancillary matters thereon.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, David Babachir
Lawal disclosed this in a late-evening statement on Wednesday in
Abuja.
The statement was signed on his behalf by the Permanent
Secretary, General Services Office, in the OSGF, Mohammed Bukar.
The composition of the Committee is made of members from both
labour and the government.
From the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, the members of the
committee are Peters Adeyemi, Amaechi Asugwuni, Ibrahim Khaleel,
Igwe Achese and Segun Efan.
Those drawn from the Trade Union Congress TUC are Augustine
Etafo, Alade Bashir Lawal and Abdullahi Sale.
On the side of government are the Minister of Labour and
Employment, Chris Ngige who would serve as the chairman of the
committee.
Others are the Minister of state for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, his
counterpart in Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma,
Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, Minister of Solid Minerals,
Kayode Fayemi as well as Chairman, National Salaries, Incomes
and Wages Commission, Chief R. O. Egbule.
Other members are representative of Office of the Head of the Civil
Service of the Federation, representative of the Office of the
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Prof. Adamu Kyuka
Usman who would serve as Secretary.
According to the statement, the Committee will be inaugurated by
the Secretary to the Government of the Federation today.