October 03, (THEWILL) – The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, who presided at the House Plenary on Tuesday, commended all sides that worked together to avert the intended strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
He said the strike would have been a blow to the economy of the country.
He equally showed pleasure at the willingness of the Executive to come up with practical terms to ensure the economic pains faced by labour is cushioned until more permanent measures are put in place.
Rt. Hon. Kalu commended the pledge by the executive to procure mass transit that use gas for the people and make the conversion from petroleum to gas for motorists more affordable.
He further stressed the need for Parliament to partner with the Executive to ensure that affordable refining of petroleum products begin at the nation’s refineries within the shortest possible time.
He also celebrated Nigerians on the occasion of 63rd Independence Day, the Eid-el Maulud, as well as the birthday of the Honourable Speaker, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen.
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AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
