The National Labour Congress (NLC) has reacted to the denial by the presidency of an agreement to maintain fuel prices as part of the N70,000 minimum wage deal in July.
The NLC described the presidency’s claim as “selective amnesia.”
It can be recalled that on Tuesday, the NLC demanded a reversal of the fuel price hike from N855-N897 per litre to the previous price of N568-N617 per litre.
However, the presidency, through its aide Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, denied any agreement on fuel prices.
“At neither of the meetings was an offer made in exchange for a fuel price hike. Ajaero is once again playing his dirty politics with the emotions of Nigerians,” the presidential aide had said.
Reacting, the NLC in a statement signed by its Head of Information and Public Affairs, Benson Upah, expressed amusement at the presidency’s denial.
“We stand by our statement,” Upah said. “If Abdulaziz was at those meetings as he claimed, he should be courageous enough to let the world know whether the President gave the labour leaders one hour to meet and resolve to either accept and allow an increase or accept N62,000.”
The NLC also accused Abdulaziz of insulting Nigerians’ intelligence and reminded him that “falsehood does not live forever.”
