The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Sunday directed its members to withdraw their services nationwide over the sudden removal of fuel subsidy by the Nigerian government.

The NUEE in a notice signed by its acting general secretary, Dominic Igwebike, urged its members to comply with the directive and stop work from the early hours of Wednesday.

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, in his inaugural address at Eagle Square, Abuja, declared that there would no longer be a petroleum subsidy regime as it was not sustainable.

Following the announcement, the NNPCL on Wednesday directed its outlets nationwide to sell fuel between N480 and N570 per litre, an almost 200 per cent increase from the initial price below N200.
In its reaction Friday, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) announced it would embark on a nationwide protest next Wednesday if the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) refuses to reverse the new price regime in the oil sector. The Nigerian Union of Journalists also threatened to join the strike action on Wednesday.

Reacting in a letter to its member on Sunday, the NUEE said its decision was a sequel to the NLC emergency national executive council (NEC) meeting held on 2 June at the Labour House Abuja over the sudden removal of fuel Subsidy, which it said brought untold hardship to Nigerians as well as increased inflation in the economy.

“To this effect, all National, State and Chapter executives are requested to start the mobilisation of our members in total compliance with this directive,” the statement said.

“Please note that withdrawal of Services nationwide commences from 0.00 hours of Wednesday, June 7, 2023.

“You are encouraged to work with the leadership of State Executive Councils (SEC) of the Congress in your various states with a view to having a successful action,” the letter said.

Subsidy
Nigeria spent over N4 trillion last year on petrol subsidy, more than it spent on healthcare and education, with many experts arguing that such was unsustainable.

This year, the immediate past government of Muhammadu Buhari only provided budgetary allocation for petrol subsidy until 30 June after saying it would leave the incoming administration to make a final decision on the matter.

However, the three leading presidential candidates in the 25 February presidential election (Mr Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi) promised to remove the petrol subsidy if elected.

Opponents of the removal, such as the NLC, however, argue that it would increase the prices of goods and services and further impoverish millions of citizens in a country.

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Saturday announced it would embark on a nationwide protest next Wednesday if NNPCL refuses to reverse the new price regime in the oil sector.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/business-news/602484-fuel-subsidy-nigeria-electricity-workers-to-embark-on-nationwide-strike.html

This is getting too serious

Tinubu government is just about a week gone and everywhere don scatter

When your president is a cocaine sniffing dunce

LagosFirstSon:
Tinubu government is just about a week gone and everywhere don scatter

When your president is a cocaine sniffing dunce

I dont like tinubu, but how were we supposed to keep on paying for oil subsidy

Something that cost us 10trillion last year and has already.cost 7 trillion this year?

Oga i am serious

nairalanda1:


I dont like tinubu, but how were we supposed to keep on paying for oil subsidy

Something that cost us 10trillion last year and has already.cost 7 trillion this year?

Oga i am serious

I'm in full support of the fuel subsidy removal but making the pronouncement on the day of inauguration is madness

Person wey no go work won't get paid

Simple as ABC

LagosFirstSon:
I'm in full support of the fuel subsidy removal but making the pronouncement on the day of inauguration is madness

Then stop.complaining

Plus the PIA set the removal in stone since.

nairalanda1:


I dont like tinubu, but how were we supposed to keep on paying for oil subsidy

Something that cost us 10trillion last year and has already.cost 7 trillion this year?

Oga i am serious

Oga, money was appropriated for money for subsidy up till end of June, wetin tinubu want do with the money?

He is a corrupt man. Simple

I am not against the removal of fuel subsidy, but its timing was absolutely wrong. Provide palliatives first, then everything goes to rest.

Strafudeen:


Oga, money was appropriated for money for subsidy up till end of June, wetin tinubu want do with the money?

He is a corrupt man. Simple

Tinubu is called Thiefnibu for a reason

Strafudeen:


Oga, money was appropriated for money for subsidy up till end of June, wetin tinubu want do with the money?

He is a corrupt man. Simple

How do you expect marketers to pay for new stock when the old stock of subsidised fuel runs out?

Goverment is not giving them any extra money, remember?

LagosFirstSon:
Tinubu government is just about a week gone and everywhere don scatter

When your president is a cocaine sniffing dunce

please stop exhibiting your ignorance, Tinubu did not remove any subsidy, you removed the subsidy yourself too much fanfare, when you passed the PIB Act in August 2021, & the president signed it into law.

So who are you purporting to blame for your ignorance?

No sane Nigerian is in support of this unilateral decision to jerk up the price of fuel by over 300%

This Subsidy removal jargons are merely to deceive Nigerians

What just happened is fuel price hike. Plain and simple

The strike is only for Obidents, na only Obidents de buy fuel

Dafresh:
The strike is only for Obidents, na only Obidents de buy fuel

Idiots way no fit give us electricity wan go on strike? Make Olodumare punish any of them, that tries that nonsense.

nairalanda1:


How do you expect marketers to pay for new stock when the old stock of subsidised fuel runs out?

Goverment is not giving them any extra money, remember?

That is business for you. Go and look for money to buy the new stock with the current price. Don't short-change the people by selling old stock with new price.

LagosFirstSon:

Tinubu is called Thiefnibu for a reason

Because he is the Governor of your state that threw you, & has left you & your family in poverty all these years? Confused Almijiri

Wahala be like naked wire. Tinubu didn't see it coming. He thought NLC is same as ASUU.🐧🐧

Of what use is subsidy removal when we know that few individuals will still loot the money?

As far as am concerned, subsidy is the only thing the common man is gaining from the government.

Buhari increased the price of fuel he didn't use the money to do anything instead, he borrowed more money for looting.

Make them leave our subsidy for us!

sapele914:
Idiots way no fit give us electricity wan go on strike? Make Olodumare punish any of them, that tries that nonsense.

Our transformer spoil dey talk say na 700k dem go use repair amm, before we de users don contribute 4k for each house hold take repair am dat one dey say na 1.2 million we pay am but de tin way de vex me be say after we contribute finish the usles NEPA people go come de collect monthly fee

Nightwolf1:


That is business for you. Go and look for money to buy the new stock with the current price. Don't short-change the people by selling old stock with new price.

They are waiting for your money, to use to pay for the new stock.

Dafresh:

Our transformer spoil dey talk say na 700k dem go use repair amm, before we de users don contribute 4k for each house hold take repair am dat one dey say na 1.2 million we pay am but de tin way de vex me be say after we contribute finish the usles NEPA people go come de collect monthly fee

Yet, it is those same Demons, that say they want to go on, abi join the strike, because the people never revolt on their bald heads?


Even The NUEE in a notice signed by its acting general secretary, Dominic Igwebike, who is a known Obidient.

If there is any union to take seriously, definitely not nepa!

sapele914:
They are waiting for your money, to use to pay for the new stock.

They are thieves.😲

Nightwolf1:


That is business for you. Go and look for money to buy the new stock with the current price. Don't short-change the people by selling old stock with new price.

In other words, scarcity by July.

nairalanda1:


How do you expect marketers to pay for new stock when the old stock of subsidised fuel runs out?

Goverment is not giving them any extra money, remember?

I'm not questioning the marketers, I'm asking tinubu what will happen to already voted money now that he has stopped subsidy....he obviously won't be paying that money to marketers so what will be do with it?

sapele914:
Yet, it is those same Demons, that say they want to go on, abi join the strike, because the people never revolt on their bald heads?

they're wicked and heartless, they can take the light for no reason

nairalanda1:


I dont like tinubu, but how were we supposed to keep on paying for oil subsidy

Something that cost us 10trillion last year and has already.cost 7 trillion this year?

Oga i am serious

They tell u it cost 10trillion up until now,no evidence to show that they paid subsidy.

Nigeria is a scam.

Just like i used to say,I pity the very poor this will affect in the country.

Nice2023:




They tell u it cost 10trillion up until now,no evidence to show that they pay subsidy.

Nigeria is a scam.

Just like used to say,I pity the very poor this will affect in the country.

If they were not paying subsidy we would havr been paying at least 400 naira per liter for fuel for over a year by now

Strafudeen:


I'm not questioning the marketers, I'm asking tinubu what will happen to already voted money now that he has stopped subsidy....he obviously won't be paying that money to marketers so what will be do with it?

That's the thing. It has been mostly paid.

But that money won't enable the matketers to buy new stock at the unsubsidized price.

Plus goverment owes nnpc 2.8 trillion in subsudy payments.

NEPA?
Wonders shall never end. Have they been working? So strange. Nobody will notice the difference.