Following the discussion, the administration and Organized Labour told State House correspondents that they had agreed to form a steering committee that would receive findings from other sub-committees within eight weeks.
The people present at the meeting are the delegation of the Nigeria LabourCongress (NLC), led by its President, Joe Ajaero; a delegation of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), led by its President, Festus Osifo; the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Special Adviser to the President on Revenue, Zachaeus Adedeji; the Special Adviser to the President Energy, Olu Verheijen, and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Kachallom Daju.
Others include the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari; the Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Gbenga Komolafe, the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed; among others
Among the agreements made on June 5 was the formation of a joint committee to assess any salary rise or award request and set a framework and schedule for implementation.
The Federal Government, the TUC, and the NLC were also supposed to examine the World Bank-financed Cash Transfer Scheme and suggest including low-income earners in the program, as well as revive the Compressed Natural Gas conversion program previously agreed upon with labor unions in 2021.