The Presidency Wednesday described as ‘dirty politics’ the betrayal claims by President Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Joe Ajaero over the new pump price of petrol.
Ajaero had, Tuesday, said labour accepted the N70, 000 national minimum wage based on an understanding that the pump price of PMS would not be increased.
“We are filled with a deep sense of betrayal as the federal government clandestinely increases the pump price of PMS. One of the reasons for accepting N70, 000 as the national minimum wage was the understanding that the pump price of PMS would not be increased, even though we knew that N70,000 was not sufficient,” the Congress said in a statement.
Faulting the claim however, on his verified X handle, @Abdulfagge, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Print Media Abdulaziz Abdulaziz said he was present in the last two meetings where President Tinubu met with Labour leaders.
He said at no time was an offer made in exchange for a fuel price hike.
He wrote: “I sat through the two meetings President @officialABAT had with Labour leaders on minimum wage. At neither of the meetings was an offer made in exchange for the fuel price hike.
“Ajaero is once again playing his dirty politics with the emotions of Nigerians.”
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