The Federal Government has reversed its decision on the disapproval of Eagle Square for the Nigeria Labour Congress to hold its May Day celebrations.
The authorities of the Federal Capital Territory had earlier withdrawn permission given to organised labour to use Eagle Square in Abuja for its May Day celebration. The withdrawal came barely three days to the celebration of International Workers’ Day on May 1.
But the congress yesterday said it had resolved to hold its celebrations on the streets of Abuja following the authority’s withdrawal of access to the usual venue.
Reacting to the development, the minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said he had called his counterpart in the FCT ministry to resolve the issue.
Ngige said when he contacted his colleague, the Minister of FCT, Muhammad Bello, blamed the development on some overzealous officials. He quoted Bello to have said that the overzealous officials were acting without his authority, adding that there was a minor communication gap between the FCDA, the Federal Government Transition Committee and the NLC.
Consequently, the FCT Minister assured the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment that the place is available for NLC to use on May 1.
