The Minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige, who represented the President at the event was booed off the stage by the workers who were protesting poor remuneration by the federal government.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has saluted the resilience of the Nigerian workers and assured of a better future in the face of the current economic challenges facing the country.
The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has chided the Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, for using soldiers and other security operatives to harass and arrest students of the state-owned tertiary institutions who were protesting in Lokoja on Monday over the continued closure of their due to non-payment of salaries of academic staff.