The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced a nationwide protest on Wednesday, June 7, 2013, to vent their anger against the new President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the withdrawal of fuel subsidies.
The executives of NLC met with Federal Government officials on Friday to discuss the removal of subsidies on fuel and emerging challenges but the meeting ended inconclusively.
There was panic buying of fuel in some filling stations in places like Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt last week after President Bola Tinubu announced the removal of fuel subsidies.
Prices of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) shot up more than 200 per cent, according to the price list released by NNPC Limited, Nigeria’s national oil company.
Although some Nigerians have welcomed the removal of fuel subsidies, NLC wants it to stay.
The National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, who criticised the removal of the subsidy, stated that the status quo returned before any formal engagement with the NLC to protect the Nigerian workforce and proffer additional solutions.
The NLC insisted that the Federal Government did not enter into any conversation even on palliative measures for Nigerians, hence, the rejection of the latest announcement.
The union said it had decided to reconvene with its members to determine the next line of action.
Per the price list released by NNPC Limited, the new pump price for premium motor spirit (PMS) ranges from N488 in Lagos State to N557 per litre in Yobe and Borno states, while it is N537 in Abuja and Enugu N520.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com