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    NLC Declares Nationwide Strike From Wednesday Over Fuel Subsidy Removal

    Xpariso MediaBy Xpariso MediaJune 2, 2023No Comments3 Mins Read
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    The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a nationwide strike from next Wednesday over the Federal Government’s plans for the removal of the subsidy on petrol.

    This comes amid fuel shortages across the country occasioned by President Bola Tinubu’s inaugural speech in which he declared that “fuel subsidy is gone”.

    NLC President Joe Ajaero made the announcement after an emergency meeting of the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) in Abuja.

    He said the government, particularly the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited had up until Wednesday next week to revert to the old price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise referred to as petrol.

    Ajaero added that failure of the Federal Government to meet the ultimatum would attract an indefinite protest across the country.

    Tinubu And The Subsidy Debate

    On Monday during his inaugural speech at the Eagle Square in Abuja, Tinubu said the era of subsidy payment on fuel has ended, adding that with the 2023 budget making no provision for fuel subsidy, further payment was no longer justifiable.

    “The fuel subsidy is gone,” Tinubu said. His government would instead channel funds into infrastructure and other areas to strengthen the economy, he added.

    The presidential pronouncement led to an almost instant resurgence of fuel queues across the country with Nigerians foraging for the premium product.

    Though Tinubu’s decision received backing from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and House of Representatives, it has since been resisted by the NLC and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC).

    According to the organised labour, the President cannot unilaterally take a decision on subsidy removal.

    TUC President, Festus Osifo, also argued that there was a reason the immediate past administration of Muhammadu Buhari pushed the “sensitive issue” to the new government.

    Failed Talks

    On Wednesday, an hours-long meeting between the Federal Government and the NLC on the matter ended without a consensus.

    The Federal Government representatives included Dele Alake, the spokesperson for President Bola Tinubu; and the Group CEO of the NNPC, Mele Kyari, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele; and former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole.

    On the organised labour’s side, the NLC National President, Joe Ajaero; and the President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Festus Osifo, were present.

    The NLC demanded that the Federal Government return to status quo by reversing the price of fuel before resuming negotiations with labour.

    Ajero insisted that the Federal Government did not enter into any conversation even on palliative measures for Nigerians, hence the rejection of the latest announcement and the decision of the NLC to embark on strike over the subsidy logjam.


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