 In a bid to create a forum for dialogue towards resolving issues surrounding the petrol-sum-silly removal across the states, the National Economic Council, NEC, has constituted an ad hoc committee to engage with the leadership of labor unions. The decision was reached at a 135th meeting of NEC chaired by the vice president, Senator Kashim Shatima in Abuja, on Thursday. The committee comprises the Nigerian Governors Forum Chairman, Abd Rahman Abdrazaq, governor of Anambra State, Chukuma Soludo, chairman of Progressive Governors Forum, Hope Uzadima of Emo State, PDP Governors Forum Chairman, Bala Mohamed Abarchi State, and Abya State Governor, Alex Oti. According to Governor Zulim Al-Baronu State, the vice president charged the committee to liaise with the leadership of labor unions in the country to find a way forward on the emerging issues in the interest of the nation. In order to cushion the effect of the subsidy removal, the Federal Government of Nigeria has released five trucks of rise to each state last week. Furthermore, in order to cushion the effect of put shortages across the country, the Federal Government has approved the sum of five billion error to be given to each state.