Labour, allies, set for nationwide protest against proposed hike in fuel price

By allcitynews.ng

Labour has vowed to ground the nation’s economy if state governors currently toying with idea to increase price of fuel should carry out their plan.

Reading the communiques signed by the President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba and Acting General Secretary, Comrade Ismail Bello after the virtual meeting held this week, NLC reiterated the promise to embark on nationwide strike if state governors should increase price of fuel by one kobo.

According to Wabba, “The NEC insisted that it still stands solidly by its decision taken at its meeting which took place on 17th February 2021 to reject further increases in the price of refined petroleum products
particularly the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS); The NEC also re-
echoed its decision that the only sustainable way out of the crisis
of fuel importation and associated dislocations in the downstream
petroleum sub sector is for government to rehabilitate all four
public refineries in Nigeria and build new ones.”

Unless the state governors desist from further impoverishment of Nigerians, “the NEC resolved that any decision to increase by even one cent the price of refined petroleum products especially PMS will attract an immediate withdrawal of services by Nigerian workers all over
the country without any further notice.”

However, NLC disclosed the preparedness to “to write officially to the Federal Government conveying the plight of Nigerian workers, the concerns of
Congress and the resolutions of the NEC on the matter of fresh proposals for an increase in the pump price of fuel especially as informed by the stance of the Nigeria Governors Forum.”

Likewise Wabba said unless Kaduna State Governor, Mr Nasir El-Rufai tows line of peace and good governance, NLC with all its allies would not hesitate to embark on round two protest in Kaduna State without any further notice