The Nigeria Labour Congress has threatened to shut down the Nation unannounced if the price of fuel is increased by a margin as currently been agitated by the Governors.

This was part of the decisions reached as contained in a communique made available to the media after the National Executive Council, NEC virtual meeting held on the 25^th, May, 2021

Labour maintained that they stand by the earlier decision taken at their last meeting where they rejected any form of increase in the price of fuel.   

The communique read, “The NEC reiterated that it still stands solidly by its decision taken at its meeting which took place on 17^th February 2021 to reject further increases in the price of refined petroleum products particularly the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS); The NEC also re-echoed its decision that the only sustainable way out of the crisis of fuel importation and associated dislocations in the downstream petroleum sub sector is for government to rehabilitate all four public refineries in Nigeria and build new ones;

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“The NEC resolved that any decision to increase by even one cent the price of refined petroleum products especially PMS will attract an immediate withdrawal of services by Nigerian workers all over the country without any further notice; and

“The NEC resolved to write officially to the Federal Government of Nigeria conveying the plight of Nigerian workers, the concerns of Congress and the resolutions of the NEC on the matter of fresh proposals for an increase in the pump price of fuel especially as informed by the stance of the Nigeria Governors Forum.