The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has
condemned the push for the removal of subsidy
by the National Leader of the All progressives
Congress (APC) and former Governor of Lagos
State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
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TUC said that the statement credited to Tinubu
during the memorial conference organised in
honour of the late Dr. Bala Usman in Kaduna last
Friday that the policy has overstayed its
usefulness, “is not only unfortunate, it is rather
ironic that it was made in the ten year
anniversary of Dr Bala Usman, who gave up all
privileges in the pursuit of common man’s
happiness.
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TUC, in a joint statement by its President,
Comrade Bobboi Kaigama and Secretary General,
Musa Lawal, said that “were Bala Usman to be
alive today, he would fight to ensure that the
policy is not abolished without functional
refineries.”
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TUC said that subsidy is an accepted policy the
world over targeted at specific items to either
cushion the effect of harsh environment for the
benefit of the less privileged or to encourage
people into less attractive but important aspects
of national economy.
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“Thus most countries in the world subsidise most
commodities to benefit their citizens . But
unfortunately the masses of the country never
benefited from it, no thanks to the cruel and
insensitive posture of successive leadership.”
The labour union said that the title of the
conference, “Towards the economic liberation of
Nigeria, Bala Usman’s enduring relevance” no
doubt was a good one, it however said it is
painful that most people who now make case for
subsidy removal were the “many demons” that
clog the wheel of progress in the oil and gas
sector .
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“Until death, our comrade Dr. Usman stood for
the masses. Naturally, Nigerians are not wicked
neither are they greedy people. It is the system
that has made us what we are today.
“For subsidy it is so far so bad. It has ripped us
off our peace, our jobs, properties, infrastructure ,
medical facility, portable water, and every
programmes that benefits the poorest in the
country.
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“Now that the price of crude oil has dropped, we
must begin to use the little money we have more
wisely. Let us begin a process of a thoughtful but
decisive way of spending our money, and think
out of the box rather than take us through
another round of avoidable economic and social
crises that will result from removal of subsidy.
“That statement was rather unfortunate, coming
from the leader of a party that rode to power on
the crest of the masses!,” TUC said.
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The order of pix
1. Tinubu
2. Kaigama

Rape of people's conscience APC

Tinubu the maradona.

Fuel subsidy must go

What is Fuel Subsidy ?

Useless tinubu

Fuel subsidy must go ooo..