The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has reaffirmed that its position has not altered on the elimination of fuel subsidies.
This was stated in a statement signed by the NLC president, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, and made available to newsmen weekend in Abuja.
The NLC was previously tasked by Festus Keyamo (SAN), Minister of State for Labour and Employment, to be transparent about its position on Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), and his decision to eliminate gasoline subsidies if elected.
Keyamo is also the spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign.
The Nigerian Workers’ Charter of Demands, which the organised labour would be using to engage in the political process, was formulated by the NLC through tedious processes, according to Wabba.
He said the move was in furtherance of the avowed position of the NLC on issues-based campaigns in the run-up to the 2023 General Elections.
“A major demand in the Nigerian Workers Charter of Demands is that our local public refineries must work.
“We have also demanded that we must stop 100 per cent importation of refined petroleum products.
“The NLC and indeed the labour movement in Nigeria had over many decades been vehemently consistent that the only way to address the issue of the so-called petrol subsidies is to get our refineries to work.
“The logic is very simple: it is not economical to buy from abroad at very expensive prices a product that a country like ours can easily produce at home,’’ he said. (Ripples Nigeria)
