Ngige: Minister of labour

The Federal Government will inaugurate a 16 man technical committee that will be saddled with the task of implementation of palliatives designed to cushion the effects of the recent increase in the pump of petrol on Thursday.

The committee which will be chaired by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige will be inaugurated at the Conference hall of the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Samuel Olowookere, Deputy Director, Press, Federal Ministry of Labour said in a statement on Wednesday.

The Committee also has the representative of the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Prof. Adamu K. Usman as Secretary.

Other members of the committee representing the Federal Government are Minister of State, Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of Budget and Planning, Sen. Udo Udoma, Hon. Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the Chairman of National Salaries and Wages Commission, Chief R.O Egbule and the representative of the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation.

Also, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) will be represented by Comrade Peter Adeyemi, Comrade Amaechi Asugwuni, Comrade Ibrahim Khaleel, Comrade Igwe Achese and Comrade Abdullahi Sale.

Similarly, the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) will be represented by Comrade Augustine Etafo, Comrade Alade Bashir Lawal and Comrade Abdullahi Sale.