The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for a statewide strike beginning next Wednesday.
According to reports, the NLC decided to hold an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Friday (today) to discuss the recent increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), generally known as fuel.
The meeting, which began a few minutes after 12 p.m., was attended by executive members of the congress’ affiliate unions.
The trade union group had protested the withdrawal of the fuel subsidy announced by President Bola Tinubu during his inaugural statement on Monday, May 29.
“The fuel subsidy is gone,” Tinubu declared. Instead, he said, his government would invest in infrastructure and other ways to boost the economy.
However, following an emergency meeting of the union’s NEC in Abuja today, NLC President, Joe Ajaero, stated that the government, particularly the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, had until Wednesday next week to return to the previous price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol.
Ajaero went on to say that if the Federal Government does not fulfill the deadline, there will be unending protests across the country.
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