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The United Labour Congress (ULC), yesterday, said the present scarcity of petroleum product is a plan by the Federal Government to increase pump price in January. This is even as it has warned that it would resist the attempt.

ULC said its investigation has revealed that the present shortage was as a result of government’s failure to provide importers with the foreign exchange (forex) needed.

The ULC President, Joe Ajaero, said reports reaching the union from affiliates showed that the debacle was clearly a manifestation of another failure of leadership in Nigeria.

He said: “It cannot be blamed on any panic buying or hoarding as the product is seriously in short supply. Importers are not bringing in enough products, while NNPC is not in any position to meet the demands of the market.

“Importers cannot bring in products because of logistic bottlenecks created by the government at the point of procuring forex, while NNPC lacks the capacity to bring in more products that are needed this period.”

He wondered why a government, at this period with the exponential increase in movement across the length and breadth of the country as the citizens relocate in celebration of the season, and its subsequent implications for demand on domestic fuel consumption, did not take adequate measures to ensure that the gap that would be created will be filled by increased supply of the product to the market.

“Paradoxically, this is the period they have chosen to play games; withhold forex from importers and reduce the amount NNPC was making available. The consequences of the decreasing availability of the product in the market and the increasing demand for same at this period meant that the citizenry are faced with double-jeopardy,” he lamented.


Ajaero said ULC suspected that government was playing its old trick prior to raising the price of petroleum products, warning that Nigerian workers under ULC will work assiduously, severally and across the country to resist such insensitive intentions.

According to him, this has become a game politicians play against the people, “but we vow to work to ensure that the outcome this time will be in favour of Nigerian workers, Nigeria and Nigerians.”


The ULC President said labour hoped, once again, that the crisis would not be a prelude to the 2012 gimmick as giving Nigerians sorrow and bitterness during this period has become the sole aim of various governments, maintaining that Nigerian workers and masses deserve a better treatment than the excuses with ominous implications.

“It is indeed surprising that a government that raised the pump price of petroleum products, especially fuel, to N145/litre with the promise never to allow the return of fuel queues, is sitting on its rump and giving excuses why the same queues have returned with a vengeance.

“We believe that there is no excuse strong enough for this government to give over this worrying situation. Government should fulfil its side of the bargain. That is the only way to go. It is even worse trying to deflect the blame and push it on the unions in the sector, which is not true as this truly shows continuous disrespect for the citizenry that elected these same leaders into office.”

He stressed that this was not the kind of end of year gift that Nigerians deserve as leaders in other climes give their citizenry end of year gifts by passing legislation and enacting policies that would ease their burdens, but not so in Nigeria.

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Is NLC is functionable?

eshietIntrepid:
Is NLC is functionable?

Is that what you have to say? Whether or not they are functionable is not the issue here, let's look at the message and leave the messenger. I believe you and your family members Like wise every other Nigerian is feeling the heat of this failure in governance, look at how the entire country has been thrown into chaos especially this season there's always a mass movement.

I wonder the kind of conscience those of you that defend these criminals in the name of politicians have. Go back and look at your relatives in your villages and see how they are suffering, may be that will prick your conscience a bit to understand that the present APC led Federal government is a disaster.

People are really really suffering in this country. The other day I was passing along my street, a boy and a girl were quarreling, simply because the boy did not give the girl the #250 he promised to give her after sex and I was mad, a girl opened her legs for just #250. Out of curiosity I asked the girl why she decided to sell herself so cheap and she said there's no food in their house for the past three days. That's how terrible things has become in this county and yet some people have the conscience to defend this calamity.
God is watching

High food prices, high fuel prices, fuel scarcity, no increase in minimum wage and NLC has gone deaf and dumb, same group of politicians spiting fire in 2012. NLC is nothing but just another pathetic political party loyal to the worst govt in the history of zoo.

As a matter of Urgency, Nigerian workers should form another union that will cater for their interest. NLC is DEAD.

Aisha must be ashamed of her husband...

If Aisha said she won't vote for him then I wonder the zombies that will want to vote...

A dictator that does not listen to family.... That is why is daughter and wife told the world about the Aso Rock Clinic corruption... Billions of naira are budgeted every year for that clinic...

NNPC 26 billion Naira scam... Etc

A corrupt failed leader... A failure since the 1980s... A failure for ever... Buhari must leave by force or peacefully...

Never in the history of this country have we had such failure from a head of state except 1983 - 1985 still by the same dullard called Buhari....

#BuhariMustGo

And yet they can do nothing, but if it during Jonathan, they will be flying on the air

The present crop of labour leaders are just sycophants or toothless bulldog.Imagine the hardship Buhari have subjected the average Nigerian to but these useless fellas kept sitting idle as the lame ducks that they are.
Imagine if it were Jonathan that is the president now. Shame on them.

Only the zombies and BMC don't realise that

Even if they do, they are cool with it as long as PMB does it

He can never be wrong, you know

And the intending N200 per liter is " in the best interest of the already-impoverished masses"

Awon alatenuje

Labour Union is dead in this country

ajepako:
Only the zombies and BMC don't realise that

Even if they do, they are cool with it as long as PMB does it

He can never be wrong, you know

And the intending N200 per liter is " in the best interest of the already-impoverished masses"

Awon alatenuje

you and your likes don't know how lucky you are to be free from the spiritual bondage of APC those people you're referring to have been hypothised by the broom,they are under bondage, their spirit is very weak that's why they were easily subdued, you pity and pray for them ,its a pathetic situation they ve found themselves.