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NLC Accuses Petrol Marketers Of Inflating Prices, Announces December Strike

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Nov 10, 2024.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused petrol marketers of artificially inflating petrol prices, claiming that pump rates are significantly above the product’s fair market value, leading to increased hardship for Nigerians.

In a recent statement following its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, the NLC criticized government policies that it says are pushing more citizens into poverty, urging an immediate review of what it described as “anti-people” measures.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that each to further press its concerns, the NLC announced that from December 1, 2024, its state councils will initiate an indefinite strike in states that have yet to implement the new minimum wage.

This move signals the NLC’s resolve to challenge both exploitative fuel pricing and government actions that it believes undermine Nigerians’ welfare.

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NLC President Joe Ajaero also condemned a recent court order suspending federal allocation disbursements to Rivers State, warning that such actions could delay salary payments to state workers.

Speaking in Port Harcourt on Friday, Ajaero voiced his opposition to any measure that might jeopardize timely wages, assuring Rivers State workers that the NLC will resist actions threatening their livelihood.