Fuel Subsidy: Labour Congress shelves nationwide protests

Sequel to the reversal of the Federal Government’s plan to stop the subsidy on petrol, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its nationwide protests slated for Thursday, January 27, 2022, and the national protest scheduled for February 2, 2022.

The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, who disclosed this at a press conference said the congress took the decision at its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held virtually on Tuesday.

Wabba stated that NEC of the NLC had given directives for the mobilization of workers and citizens for the national protests if the Federal Government refused to reverse the planned hike in the pump price of petrol.

But justifying the union’s decision, the NLC president said the congress dropped the planned protests “following the reversal by government.”

The labour leader said the congress had communicated the decision to its civil society allies who have stood stoically behind Nigerian workers in their quest for social and economic justice.

The NLC said it would continue to engage with the government on the very critical issues of ensuring local refining of petroleum, creation of sustainable jobs and affordable price of petrol for Nigerian workers and people.