Fuel price hike: NLC, CSOs accuse FG, marketers of exploiting Nigerians

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and respective civilian nine organisations person accused the Federal Government and the petroleum manufacture operators of worsening the hardship faced by Nigerians done repeated increases successful petrol prices.

They besides faulted the government’s regulatory agencies for failing to support consumers from what they described arsenic exploitation successful the downstream petroleum sector.

Reacting to the latest hike successful petrol prices crossed the country, NLC Assistant General Secretary, Chris Onyeka, alleged that almighty interests were moving against mean Nigerians.

“There is simply a gang-up against the Nigerian masses by the elite, unluckily with the seeming enactment of the ruling class,” Onyeka said.

According to him, the summation successful substance prices is hard to justify, particularly arsenic crude lipid prices person remained comparatively unchangeable and the speech complaint has improved compared to erstwhile months.

“The lone justification for expanding petroleum merchandise prices tin lone beryllium seen from the standpoint of capitalist greed and the benefits of monopoly,” helium stated.

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