The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has protested the N617 rise in the price of fuel at the pump, claiming that Nigerians continue to reject the change.
Comrade Benson Upah, the NLC head of communication and public affairs, responded to the development by telling the media that it poses a serious threat to the socioeconomic stability of the populace, as well as to their enterprises, sources of income, and way of life.
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The labour centre advised the federal government to backtrack from its plan to push fuel prices as high as N1,000 per litre.
He claimed that the congress has yet to be persuaded of the benefits of development for the populace, the economy, or the restoration of public optimism.
He said, “This increment is unacceptable to us at the Congress because it poses a significant threat to the socio-economic well-being of the citizenry, their businesses, incomes, livelihood, everything!”
“We had said earlier that no reasonable government acting reasonably, leaves its national currency entirely to the storms of the Market as this could lead to unintended consequences”.
“The new pump price is suggestive of the fact that the pump price could rise to N1000 or more per a litre any time soon. It makes planning difficult and life uncertain.
“We advise the government to retrace its steps from this journey. The people are not happy. Their calmness should not be taken for granted”, he added.
