The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has stated that its members were not among the 1,411 delegates who accompanied President Bola Tinubu to the recent COP28 climate change event.
Through an official tweet, the NLC clarified that its engagement in climate change initiatives was independently financed and separate from governmental delegations.
In their statement, the NLC highlighted, “NLC was not part of Federal Government’s Delegation to COP28. NLC Climate change Department has been involved in COP activities long before now. All our participation in Climate Change activities are fully driven and funded Independently.”
This declaration by the union comes amidst criticism faced by the President Tinubu-led government for allegedly transporting an excessive number of delegates, surpassing 1,000 individuals, to the climate change summit, triggering discontent particularly during a period of economic strain in the nation.
Responding to the criticism, the government refuted the claims of 1,411 delegates, asserting that only 422 individuals were funded for the trip.
