Strike: NLC Planning Meeting On Hike In Petrol, Electricity Price
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says the organised labour will soon state their stance on the hike in fuel and electricity price.
The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, disclosed this with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday.
On September 1, distribution companies (DisCos) increased electricity tariff after the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) approved N62.33 per kwh from N30.23.
On September 2, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) increased ex-depot price to N151 per litre from N145. The pump price is currently sold between N159 and N163.
The federal government argued that the previous rates of petrol and electricity were the lowest in Central and West Africa.
Reacting, Wabba noted that labour’s Central Working Committee (CWC) would met and agreed on appropriate action.
“Labour takes one battle at a time; it does not make announcement without backing its action.”
Wabba said NLC had remained consistent on neo-liberal policies and would act on the increments.
He added that it was high time Nigeria started refining products locally to solve importation challenges.
Mustafa Chike-Obi, ex Managing Director of the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON), had declared that functional refineries would not reduce petrol price.
