NLC mobilises for nationwide strike, writes affiliate unions

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has written to all its 43 affiliate unions to mobilise for a nationwide industrial action scheduled for Wednesday, June 7, 2023.
The strike follows the removal of fuel subsidy which has increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit.
Some of the affiliates of the NLC include – the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Non Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU)
among others.
The letter signed by the General Secretary of the NLC, Emmanuel Ugboaja, reads; “We bring you greetings from the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress. You will recall that arising from the National Executive Council meeting held on 2nd June 2023, it was decided that Congress will embark on a nationwide action and withdrawal of services, against the fraudulent increase in the prices of fuel across the thirty-six states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the FCT.
“Please be informed that the nationwide action will commence on Wednesday, 7th June, 2023. To this effect, all National Leadership are expected to mobilise their members for the action and ensure full compliance with the directives as services in both the public and private sector are expected to be fully withdrawn by Wednesday, 7th June, 2023.
“All Presidents and General Secretaries are expected to help ensure the implementation of the decisions of the National Executive Council,” the NLC remarked.
President Bola Tinubu, had during his inaugural speech on May 29, at the Eagle Square, Abuja, declared that the era of subsidy payment on fuel has ended.
The President had also disclosed that the 2023 budget did not make provision for fuel subsidy as such, further payment is no longer justifiable.
The presidential pronouncement led to an instant resurgence of fuel queues across the country, with Nigerians lamenting the sharp increase in the price of petrol at the various filling stations.
The organised labour has insisted that the President cannot unilaterally take a decision on subsidy removal,
although the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the House of Representatives supported the move.

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