— Dec 17, 2015. The
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to
resist any pressure to remove fuel subsidy and thereby increase the
price of fuel.
NLC president, Ayuba Wabba, made the plea while
speaking at the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the death of
foremost labour leader, Comrade Chima Ubani.
Wabba said the call
became necessary following the recent statement by the minister of state
for petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, that the government may begin gradual
removal of fuel subsidy.
He
said, “President Buhari is on record to have said that he does not
believe that there was any subsidy on petroleum products, or that
ordinary Nigerians can afford increased prices for petroleum products
and that he is yet to be convinced by any existing literature on removal
of subsidy on petroleum products.”
“At the Senate, the minister
talked about gradual removal strategy which he said would begin with the
return to the pump price of N97 per litre from the current N87. “
“Now
that the Buhari government may have, through Ibe Kachikwu, sent the
message to Nigerians on the path it wishes to take on the issue of
petroleum subsidy, Congress will meet in its relevant organs, hold
consultations with civil society and other organizations and
professional bodies and carry out the instructions as we will be
mandated.”
Thursday, 17 December 2015
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