Admin I Wednesday, September 04, 2024
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has commenced the process of mobilisation of its executive for mass action over increase in the price of Premium Motor Sprit, PMS otherwise called fuel.
In a statement, President of the NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero described the hike in the price of PMS by 250 percent surreptiously as nothing but betrayal and demanded for immediate reversal as it meets with organs for imminent mass action.
The NLC made the following demands:
1. Reversal of the latest increase in the pump of pms across the country.
2). Release of all those incarcerated or being prosecuted on the assumption of having participated in the recent protests.
3). Halt the indiscriminate arrest and detention of citizens on trumped up charges.
4). Reversal of the 250% tariff hike in electricity.
5). Stop to the hijack of the duties of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
6). End to policies that engender hunger and insecurity.
7). Halt to government’s culture of terror, fear and lying.
The NLC said it is guided by its belief in Nigeria and the need to secure and sustain its sovereignty, integrity and welfare of the people.
“In the coming days, the appropriate organs of the Congress will be meeting to take appropriate decisions which will be made public”, Comrade Joe Ajaero
President said.
