President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is holding a high-level meeting with leaders of the organised Labour at the State House, Abuja, alongside several state governors, to discuss broad labour concerns and the state of the nation’s economy.
A reliable Presidency source confirmed the engagement to The Nation on Tuesday.
“President is meeting the Labour Guys with the Governors,” the source told The Nation. On the focus of the talks, the source added: “It’s about general labor issues and economy.”
The meeting, which began mid-morning, comes ahead of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors Strategic Summit scheduled later today at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, and amid heightened discourse on economic policy and workers’ welfare.
A key subject expected to dominate discussions is last week’s signing of Executive Order 9, a directive aimed at correcting a financial breach in the Federation accounts within the oil and gas sector.
The Executive Order seeks to strengthen governance over revenue flows from the nation’s most critical revenue stream, protect shared revenue allocations to all tiers of government, and plug systemic leakages that have long weighed on public finances.
However, the move has drawn sharp criticism from a section of the Labour Movement, which argued that the timing and scope of the order could affect workers’ incomes and broader employment conditions.
Some Labour leaders have called for clarity on how the order will impact pricing, cost-of-living pressures, and revenue-dependent social programmes.
The meeting at the State House is widely viewed as an opportunity for government and organised Labour to align on a shared path forward, diffuse tensions, and reinforce a common understanding of the economic reform agenda.
(The Nation)
