'This is an ambush and runs against the spirit and principles of social dialogue...,' the labour union said.
The meeting between organised labour and officials of the federal government on fuel subsidy ended in a deadlock with the Nigeria Labour Congress insisting on the reversal of the price increase.Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited
The NNPCL had on Wednesday directed its outlets nationwide to sell fuel between N480 and N570 per litre; an almost 200 per cent increase from the initial price of below N200. But the NLC faulted the move by the government, adding that the removal of subsidy or fixing of the price should be done after adequate consultation.“We are worried that the government through the NNPC despite the ongoing meeting of stakeholders in the oil and gas sector to manage the unilateral but unfortunate announcement by the President to withdraw subsidy on petroleum products, went ahead this morning to announce a new regime of prices under a new pricing template,” the labour union said.
Mr Ajaero called on the government to immediately instruct the NNPCL to withdraw the template to give room for dialogues between the government and labour leaders.Meanwhile, PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the labour leaders met with representatives of the federal government on Wednesday in Abuja. But the Trade Union Congress President, Festus Osifo, lamented that there had been no communication between the government and labour leaders.
“So, all we said before now was that we ought to have sat down, have this conversation before anything could have happened.”
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