NLC Rejects New Petrol Price To Quit Subsidy Palliative Committee

NLC Rejects New Petrol Price, Threatens To Quit Committee On Subsidy Palliative

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the new petrol pump price hike, threatening to quit the ongoing negotiations between federal government and the Organized Labour on petrol subsidy removal.

Apart from the new petrol price, the congress accused Tinubu’s admnistration of insulting the collective intelligence of Nigerians, with the proposed payment of N8,000 monthly palliative to 12 million households.

Also, the congress strongly opposed the N70 billion voted for the National Asembly, for the refurbishing of their offices and N36 billion to the Judiciary for the purchase of cars.

NLC President, Joe Ajaero, in a statement on Tuesday, accused Tinubu’s admnistration of robbing the poor to pay the rich, with the policies it had been rolling out since May 29.

Ajaero said despite the provocative policies, the Organized Labour had remained in the committee set up to work out palliative for the petrol subsidy removal, because of its commitment to the rule of law, good conscience and democracy.

He, however, said the Organize Labour will now take the law into its own hand, and will not continue participating in the petrol subsidy removal committee, which according to him, was programmed to fail.

Ekiti State Governor, Abiodun Oyebanji, however, urged Nigerians to exercise patience with the administration of President Bola Tinubu over the sudden hike in the pump price of petrol.

Oyebanji noted that recent fuel subsidy removal must have caused Nigerians some difficulties, but assured that they would soon get the benefit of their sacrifices.

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The governor stated spoke at the National Assembly after a courtesy call on President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, as well as Ekiti State members of the National Assembly.

The governor said, “Nigerians should be patient with President Bola Tinubu. You cannot eat an omelet without breaking an egg, there is no microwave solution to our problem, you must confront these challenges head-on.

“You must thank the president for having the courage for taking the bull by the horn. If we are going to get out of this woods, we must take very hard decisions.

“I just plead with Nigerians to be patient, very soon they will know that the president meant well.”

Oyebanji expressed appreciation to the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the president, and the entire senate for the choice of Opeyemi Bamidele as Senate Majority Leader.

He said regarding the senate leader, “He is the best choice anybody can make. Bamidele is a worthy representative from Ekiti State, we are proud of him.

“He is my brother, he is my collaborator, and he has the capacity and the ability to assist the leadership of the senate to ensure smooth implementation of the president’s agenda at the senate.

“In Ekiti State, he has contributed immensely to political developments in the state.

“You can see us together today, we just met with all the members of the National Assembly from Ekiti, both in the senate and in the House of Representatives on the need to align our priorities in the interest of our people.”