WE NO GO ACCEPT ANOTHER FUEL PRICE INCREASE FOR DIS HARD TIMES – NIGERIANS VOW.

The Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, Afenifere, former federal

lawmakers, security experts and rights activists, don vowto resist any attempt by President Muhammadu Buhari government to further increase fuel price. 

Dey yarn dis yearnings separate interviews with Punch against the background say former and present bosses of the NNPC say the current pump price of N145 per litre, nolonger feasible (dem no fit run am). Past and present Group Managing Directors of the NNPC, unanimously declare on Saturday say the current N145 per litre price of fuel

was no dey realistic. Dey say the amount no correspond

with the price determining components of the commodity and the fluctuations of the foreign exchange rate.

Dey state dis one after a one-day meeting wey dey do with the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, inside Abuja. Dis declaration of NNPC present and past bosses confirm one report by Punch for August where oil marketers reveal say the actual/real cost of petrol na N151.87 when all pricing components dey adequately captured. The marketers yarn say dem been dey struggle to maintain petrol price for N145 per litre because of the stiff competition for the downstream oil sector, but dey  stress say the practice no dey sustainable.

The Nigeria Labour Congress on Saturday don warn  President Muhammadu Buhari administration make dem No try contemplate any further increase for the pump price of petroleum products for the country. General Secretary of the NLC, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, yarn for interview with Punch, say Nigerians no go accept any fuel price increment. Ozo-Eson don warn government last week against any increase for the pump price of petroleum products for the country.

Ozo-Eson say, “We been don  give warning before say Nigerians no go take any further increase, say make dem No think am.  “Na our position, and if dey go ahead and to do am, e dey up to Nigerians to say how dey wan respond to am. But we remain opposed to any new increase for the price of petroleum product.” The President of the Trade Union Congress, Bala Kaigama, don warn government make dem No  take Nigerians for granted becos of no paliatiative in place.

He say, “Nigerians have been taken for granted many times by the Buhari government but things go dey different dis time around. We go fight dis modern day slavery.” The National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, say the masses go resist the hike. "Limit dey wey you fit tax poverty, na only with prosperity you fit continue to make demands on. “If you dey unable to provide an enabling environment for the  people to improve dem lives and you continue to tax dem, you risk the rage of the poor. Na so he yarn.