Instead of pragmatism and decisiveness guiding government's action, it has resorted to brinkmanship with its divide-and-rule tactic.
For the umpteenth time, the Federal Government and organised labour could not resolve the issues that arose from the removal of fuel subsidy, during their meetings last week. The deadlock has set the stage for a possible prolonged national strike. The Nigeria Labour Congress’ 21-day ultimatum to this effect ended on Friday. Its ally, the Trade Union Congress is also bristling for a showdown, as its two-week ultimatum to the government also lapsed last Thursday.
Brent Crude sold for $95.24 per barrel on Tuesday at the international oil market, which means that the price of fuel at N620 per litre, even much more in some places, will head further north. Fuel marketers have begun to make eerie forecasts in this regard. As the Federal Government covertly spent N169.
Fuming at the end of the ineffectual meetings, the NLC boss, Joe Ajaero said, “They asked for eight weeks, we gave them. They asked for two weeks, we gave them… You can see that there was no agreement on any issue; there is no CNG anywhere and refineries are not working. Neither has anything been done on the issue of wage award, cash transfers or the ASUU issues.” His TUC counterpart, Festus Osifo, was no less indignant.
Government should not be deluded into believing that its bifurcation of organised labour is a positive strategy. No! The TUC boss, Osifo, underlined this fact when he warned that the decision of one union alone – the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria , an affiliate of the NLC – to go on strike, could cripple the economy. This is not a crucible an economy in dire straits like ours should be subjected to at this time.
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