The Nigeria Labour Congress has warned the Federal Government against any
surreptitious move to increase the price of petroleum products in
the country.
NLC President, Mr. Abdulwahed Omar, warned in a
statement on Friday that any increase in the price of fuel would lead to a crisis as the congress would
call out Nigerians to resist it.
Omar called on President Goodluck Jonathan to focus
government attention on the need to frontally tackle the corruption that had
held the nation’s oil sector hostage.
He urged the President to ensure the prosecution of
those indicted for subsidy fraud and the diversion of N1.7tn funds meant for the
industry, rather than venturing into a total removal of petroleum subsidy, which
he said would not be resisted.
He faulted the President’s claim that local refining of
petroleum products could only be effectively carried
out by private sector operators, stressing that the nation’s refineries were
effectively managed until they came under a regime of corruption foisted on them
by corrupt government officials.
He warned that any increase in the prices of
petroleum products would culminate in a crisis that
would surpass the last January anti-fuel price hike
demonstration.
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