The Kwara governor met with labour leaders in Ilorin, the state capital.
on Monday met with top labour leaders in the state, appealing to them that the recent removal of fuel subsidy had been done in good faith to curb further damage to the economy.
“Removal of subsidy is definitely a painful decision that the government had to take in the larger interest of the country. It is the cheapest and most sustainable option available to curb criminal bleeding of the resources at the expense of the larger public,” according to an excerpt of the Governor’s address to the Labour leaders.
The meeting was attended by the NLC Chairman, Muritala Olayinka; State TUC Chairman, Joseph Meshach; Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association Kwara state chapter, Ola Ahmad; Chairman National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners, Yusuf Amuda; Vice Chairman National Union of Printing, Publishing and Paper Products Workers , Medinat Jimoh; as well as the representatives of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees ; among others.
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