Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Nigeria Labour Congress, suspends strike, accepts N97 per litre


Nigeria Labour Congress, suspends strike, accepts N97 per litre

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and its allies, Trade Union Congress and Civil Society Groups have suspended the nationwide industrial action which commenced last Monday to protest the increase in the price of fuel from N65 to N141
The National Presidents of NLC and TUC respectively, Messrs Abdulwahed Omar and Peter Esele announced the suspension of the strike at a press conference in  Abuja, on Monday.
It will be recalled that NLC and TUC have called for mass action/ protest against the removal of fuel subsidy which resulted in the increase in the the pump price of petroleum products.
With this announcement suspending the strike, it means that Labour leaders have accepted the N97 per litre of fuel as fixed by the federal government.
Meanwhile, workers, traders and every other Nigerian can now go about their lawful businesses.

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