NLC demands reversal of petrol price hike, says Nigerians can’t tolerate everything

Following the increase in pump price by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association Of Nigeria, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded the immediate reversal of the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).
In a statement on Monday, November 16, by the NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, the union took a swipe at the government and condemned the increase in the price of the product.
It stated that the recent hike in petrol pump price has worsened the level of pain and anguish in the country.
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According to the NLC, it is worrisome to make Nigerians continue to suffer for the failures of successive governments to properly manage the nation’s refineries.
It added that the development has questioned the explanations made by the government on the payment of subsidy.
The union insisted that the nation would not have been in its present position if the government had been alive to its responsibilities.
It warned that Nigerians have a limit to tolerate the continued increase in the price of refined petroleum products and other essential goods and services.
On the way forward, the NLC asked the government to fix the nation’s refineries, stressing that several options were available to tackle the trend of high prices of refined petroleum products.
Among other recommendations, it asked the government to declare a state of emergency in the downstream petroleum sector and seal refining deals with refineries closer to Nigeria.
Daily Times had reported that the pump price was increased from N168 and N170 per litre.