From Princely Onyenwe
The Nigeria Labour Congress NLC has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike action if nothing good comes out from the discussion with Federal Government.
9News Nigeria reports that the fuel pump price has continued to go high after promises were made to resolve lingering crises bedevilling the subsidy removal.
However, this followed an earlier seven-day ultimatum by the NLC to the Federal Government to reverse “all anti-poor” policies, including the hike in the price of petrol.
Recall that the policy led to a near-instant hike in fuel prices from around N185 to N500, and up to N617 & N620 last week.
The fuel hike has led to an automatic rising transportation costs and food prices across the country whereby making
thousands of Nigerians resorting to trekking long distances.
NLC president, Jeo Ajero said its proposed strike action scheduled to commence next week from the date of this report by 9News Nigeria is aimed at liberating Nigerians from the shackles of government policies which have caused citizens pain and undue hardtimes.
In furtherance, the NLC president argues that the imminent industrial action is to reduce the impact the government’s policies have had on the people at large.
“It can’t get worse than it is today. The impact we are talking of is either the impact on commodities or the impact on the people,” Ajaero said.
“What we are resisting, what we are fighting against, is the impact on the people and the impact is so much. It is worse.”
He bemoaned that policies laid down by the government that ought to be advantageous to the economy were biting hard on the people.
“I don’t know what other consideration one can look at, every government policy in a nation is aimed at benefiting the nation.
“The naira is gone, economic activity is gone, foodstuff gone. (In terms of) movement, you can’t move, and transportation is gone.
According to a communiqué at the end of its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting held on Tuesday, the NLC threatened to embark on a total and indefinite strike starting Wednesday, August 2, 2023, should the Federal Government fail to do the needful.
The Union regretted the slow speed approach of government on fuel pump price, which has taken almost two months, when President Bola Tinubu, in his May 29 inaugural address, declared that “fuel subsidy is gone”
Regrettedly, the non-Impact effects have continued to cause more harm to Nigerians than good, NLC frowned.
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