The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said on Thursday it was standing alone in the ongoing protest against fuel price hike.
The President of NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, who spoke on the second day of the strike called by labour to protest the price hike, said it was yet to receive any invitation from the government to return to the negotiating table.
He said: “This is about policy engagement. This action is to resist a policy that has been imposed on us and therefore we have made the point clearly. NLC must be seen to be consistent in standing by the truth and by the people to the extent that those policies are not consistent with the ideas of ensuring social justices.
“We will continue to resist the N145 fuel pump price which has been imposed on us because this is a further exploitation and increase to the hardship in the land. Therefore we thought that we should make this position known. We are not worried that we are fighting this battle alone, because historically NLC has always stand with people.
“Let me also tell you one important fact that Nigerians do not known. This process of continuous importation, if we are not careful, the fuel cabal has now taken over and will determine how the product will be sold. That is why it will be difficult for refineries to be revived. They said that it is only market force that can determine the price.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Eya poor NLC. You will always walk alone on needless protests doh
ReplyDeleteCongratulations NLC. Finally you will be compromised and given your own percentage of the #145/littre. We put our trust in God and not NLC. This is why we dishonored the strike.
ReplyDelete#GodWillFight4Us#