{"id":120714,"date":"2024-06-03T21:51:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T20:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/theyre-nsa-escorts-army-dismisses-nlcs-allegation-on-surrounding-meeting-venue-2"},"modified":"2024-06-04T00:19:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T23:19:54","slug":"theyre-nsa-escorts-army-dismisses-nlcs-allegation-on-surrounding-meeting-venue-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/theyre-nsa-escorts-army-dismisses-nlcs-allegation-on-surrounding-meeting-venue-2","title":{"rendered":"They\u2019re NSA escorts \u2013 Army dismisses NLC\u2019s allegation on surrounding meeting venue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Nigerian army has dismissed as false a statement by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, alleging that soldiers currently surrounded the venue of the ongoing meeting with the government.<\/p>\n<p>It said the allegation was deliberate and misleading falsehood being peddled about the presence of the escorts of the National Security Advisor, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, who also was attending the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The Army Headquarters in a post on its official X handle on Monday explained that the soldiers were the statutorily approved military escorts of the NSA.<\/p>\n<p>It further stated that the escorts will lead the NSA from the venue once the meeting is over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe attention of Army Headquarters has been drawn to a false breaking news by NLC alleging that soldiers currently surround the venue of the ongoing meeting between NLC and the SGF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKindly note that the NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, who is also attending the meeting, arrived at the meeting venue with his retinue of statutorily approved military escorts. Once the meeting is over, the escorts will lead the NSA from the venue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKindly disregard the deliberate and misleading falsehood being peddled about the presence of the escorts at the meeting,\u201d the post reads.<\/p>\n<p>The NLC had raised an alarm that soldiers have surrounded venue of its meeting with the federal government over minimum wage negotiation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Nigerian army has dismissed as false a statement by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, alleging that soldiers currently surrounded the venue of the ongoing meeting with the government. 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