The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it has no plans to commence a nationwide strike over the removal of petrol subsidy as claimed in some quarters.
It would be recalled that President Bola Tinubu had declared that his administration would not continue to pay subsidy on petrol during his May 29 inaugural speech.
Sequel to this announcement, Politics Nigeria observed that long queues resurfaced in most filling stations across the country — a situation the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) blamed on panic buying.
On Wednesday, representatives of the federal government and NLC met to find ways to ameliorate the impact of subsidy removal on citizens.
The meeting, however, ended in deadlock as Joe Ajaero, the NLC president, announced that the union would meet its members for further consultation.
This sparked rumours that the NLC had fixed Friday to commence a strike in protest against the subsidy removal.
Reacting to the development, Benson Upah, NLC’s head of information and public affairs, asked Nigerians to disregard the claim.
“In as much as we are outraged by this mindless price increase which is intended to bring untold hardship to Nigerians, we have no plan to start any action on June 2. What we do have for now are organ meetings slated for June 2 to deliberate on the price issue,” he said.
Upah noted that the NLC would keep Nigerians informed on its next line of action after its meetings.
