Following the hike in price of petrol since 30th May 2023, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced that it will begin a nationwide strike on Wednesday, 7th June 2023 if the Federal government fails to return the petrol pump price to its normal price.
The NLC president Joe Ajaero, at the union's National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Friday, June 2 2023, has urged the NNPCL to return the pump price to N194 or see otherwise.
He stated, “The NLC decided that if by Wednesday next week the NNPCL, a private limited liability company, that illegally announced a price regime in the oil sector, refuses to announce revert itself for negotiation to continue, that the NLC and all its affiliates, will withdraw their services and commence protests nationwide until this is complied with."
The NLC president Joe Ajaero, at the union's National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Friday, June 2 2023, has urged the NNPCL to return the pump price to N194 or see otherwise.
He stated, “The NLC decided that if by Wednesday next week the NNPCL, a private limited liability company, that illegally announced a price regime in the oil sector, refuses to announce revert itself for negotiation to continue, that the NLC and all its affiliates, will withdraw their services and commence protests nationwide until this is complied with."