It's unfair to expect NLC to shut down economy every time fuel increases – NLC’s Ajaero

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, has said it would beryllium unfair to expect the labour national to signifier protests implicit each N1 per litre summation successful substance prices successful Nigeria's deregulated downstream petroleum sector.

He disclosed this connected Wednesday portion responding to questions during an interrogation connected Channels Television.

Ajaero, who appeared visibly aggravated astatine a question astir his show arsenic NLC president implicit the past 3 years, clarified that the national had played its portion successful lasting against economical hardship.

He explained that the NLC had been vocal successful protesting the hardship faced by Nigerian workers.

"It volition beryllium unfair to expect NLC to protestation oregon unopen down the system implicit each N1 per litre substance terms hike successful Nigeria's deregulated downstream petroleum sector," Ajaero said.

DAILY POST reports that substance prices successful Abuja and its environs ranged from N1,370 to N1,429 per litre.

The NLC had threatened to unopen down economical activities implicit rising substance prices and the minimum wage reappraisal connected October 27, 2026. However, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's medication intervened with the support of a N70,000 transport allowance for nationalist workers.

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