The organised labour union has threatened to shutdown the economy without any prior notice to the government if the fuel pump price is increased again, as there are speculations that the fuel rice may increase.
This was as the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Monday raised the alarm over the alleged hijack of the duties of the Ministry of Labour and Employment by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP and the Federal Ministry of Justice.
The NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, stated this while responding to the advise by the Director, Trade Union Services, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Emmanuel Igbinosun to the effect that labour should explore due process in its agitations before embarking on strike.
Igbinosun gave the advise in his remarks at the ongoing African Trade Union Alliance meeting holding in Abuja.
Responding, the NLC President warned that Nigerians have suffered enough from the policies of the government and will not take it lightly any increase of petroleum pump price that would worsen the situation.
He said: “I commend the Director of Trade Union Services for his labour friendly disposition and for finding out time to be here. We need to commend you. But I was feeling uncomfortable when you had legions of advice to the labour movement. In the actual fact, the centrality of your office is to advise government on some of these issues.
"Maybe I will advise my colleagues for us to engage you as Adviser of Labour, adviser of trade union services since you appear to be closer to us than the Nigerian state whom you are employed to come that we should concern ourselves issues of wages, issues of employment relation but you didn’t say anything about those issues that depreciate our wage, those policies of government that reduce our wages to nothing,” NLC President concluded.
