The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC says it will resist every attempt by the federal government to further increases in electricity tariff and petroleum pump price, PMS.
In an elaborate new year message to welcome Nigerians into 2022, warns that there is a limit to the imposition of hardship and sufferings, with prices of goods and services skyrocking in 2021 as market forces run over anti-people policies of government.
Organised Labour says the government planned increase in fuel dubbed as “removal of petrol subsidy” is a transfer of government’s failure as it is a shame that Nigeria remains the only OPEC country not refining her own crude oil.
Organised Labour notes that a technical committee set up between Labour and government on fuel and electricity prices has been abandoned the way the countries four refineries have ground to a halt and further negotiations adjourned sine die.
Organised Labour describes the idea of paying N5,000 transport allowance as ‘senseless’, since the amount is higher than the current subsidy payment
On the petroleum industry act, PIA, organised Labour says based on agitations over the document, it shows it has not sufficiently addressed the concerns of a section of the country.
On the N30,000 National minimum wage signed into law in 2019, organised labour hails the South West states, but calls for industrisl action in Zamfara whicb lags behind in the North west states, Taraba in the North East, Benue and Kogi in North Central, Cross River in South South and Abia and imo states which remain thorn in the flesh workers in the south east.
On pensions payment, Organised Labour Knocks, but commends Kebbi and jigawa in North west, Borno in the North East, kwara, Niger and Plateau in North Central, Lagos and Oyo States in South west, Anambra State in the south east, and all states in South South, except cross River defaulting in gratuities.
Organised Labour while condemning the spate of insecurity across the country, expressed concerns over comments credited to the independent National Electoral Commission, INEC that 2023 election might not take place due to insecurity.
