The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday told the Senate that it is not ready to back down on its strike over increment in fuel price until the Federal Government resume talks with them for a way out of the crisis.

The Union led by factional President, Ayuba Wabba made the declaration during the parley with Bukola Saraki, the Senate led by the Senate president .

The labour union said that they were ready to resume at the negotiation table with the federal government over the fuel matter any time invitation to that effect gets to them.

The NLC President debunked reports that Labour leaders walked out on the negotiation team of the federal government on Tuesday night before the strike commenced on Wednesday.

“Let me first thank you immensely for inviting us to try to get first hand information on the issues that we are trying to engage government in negotiations essentially about the trade issue about the electricity tariff but importantly about the increase in the pump price of PMS from N87 to N145 and we have assured the senate president that at no point had we walk out on the government.

”In fact when those issues were presented and the position of government was made to us, we did not actually agree and they requested that we excuse them, which we did.

“We have not at any point walk out on government and we are still open to discussion and dialogue because we are also doing this in the best interest of all of us as working class and also the larger population of citizens.

“But as things are now, the strike continues until needed resolutions are arrived at in further negotiations with the federal government”