The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to picket filling stations selling petroleum products above official pump prices.

An official of Ebonyi chapter of the congress made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abakaliki.

The source confided in NAN that the union decried the lingering fuel crisis in the country at an emergency meeting.
According the official, members will be mobilised to picket erring filling stations in Abakaliki.

“The Congress condemned the seemingly lack of action on the part of government and relevant agencies to quickly address the situation which Labour noted is having adverse effect on the workers.

“Since December till now, Nigerians have been subjected to horrifying experience as they are made to buy Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) between N260 and N300 during the Christmas and New Year periods.

“The price of PMS still sells above the approved pump price of N145 with some filling stations selling at N230, while others sell at N250 even after the festivities to chagrin of Labour.

“Worrisome is that no efforts are being made in Ebonyi like other states to sanction erring filling stations by relevant agencies of the Federal Government.

“Hence Labour, at its emergency meeting held Jan. 4 has decided to picket filling stations in Abakaliki found selling the product above the government approved price of N145 including filling stations hoarding the commodity,” the labour leader said.

The source further revealed that NLC would interface with leadership of the oil marketers to prevail on them to compel their members to sell fuel to the public at the official pump price.

“Labour will first of all engage the leadership of the oil dealers in dialogue but will embark on picketing of filling stations if the interface failed to yield desired result,” he however said.

NAN reports that, DPR and the Ministry of Petroleum Resources have consistently debunked product scarcity and any hike in pump price.

NAN also reports that as a result of the unofficial increase in the pump price of PMS, intra-city transporters have increased their fare from N50 to N100 per drop.

http://www.metronaija.ng/fuel-scarcity-labour-picket-filling-stations-selling-n145/

Make una strike abegi

FG dey do their own

Labour Union sef dey do their own

The masses sef dey suffer their own

The NLC you're seeing is just an extention of buhari's govt. All this gimmick about checking and patrolling stations selling fuel is just eye service. NLC of today is nothing but a political conglomerate of politicians working for buhari's govt.

Workers in the country should form another labour union that will represent them adequately. NLC IS DEAD!

How about stations that are not selling at all. Not one filling station is selling in my area.

Ok

How do you expect them to sell 145 when buhari is still alive .NLC should do the needful

Rubbish

Why una no do am before Christmas

its high time

okay.

NLC should go and sit down, they are all noise and no action...


NLC is dead and buried...

Dem plenty for my area.
Come I will take you there

Nlc Is as useless as the p in psychology.

Stupid set of PMB ass lickers. No difference between them and BMC's

On judgement day plz hold Nigeria flag, so that angels will consider, knowing u'vr been through hell already, person no fit face hell twice

Can they just do it and stop saying they will do it?

Let's resist this poverty a spreading demonic government of no plan, direction and focus for her citizens headed by the lanky cattle rearer. I am with NLC

All na WASH

Na today
Toothless dogs lasan lasan

Is there still NLC in Nigeria again,

It's Buhari and Aso Rock they should picket and not innocent marketers who are buying it at high prices too from the few major dealers that still can import.

olokeded:
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to picket filling stations selling petroleum products above official pump prices.

An official of Ebonyi chapter of the congress made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abakaliki.

The source confided in NAN that the union decried the lingering fuel crisis in the country at an emergency meeting.
According the official, members will be mobilised to picket erring filling stations in Abakaliki.

“The Congress condemned the seemingly lack of action on the part of government and relevant agencies to quickly address the situation which Labour noted is having adverse effect on the workers.

“Since December till now, Nigerians have been subjected to horrifying experience as they are made to buy Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) between N260 and N300 during the Christmas and New Year periods.

“The price of PMS still sells above the approved pump price of N145 with some filling stations selling at N230, while others sell at N250 even after the festivities to chagrin of Labour.

“Worrisome is that no efforts are being made in Ebonyi like other states to sanction erring filling stations by relevant agencies of the Federal Government.

“Hence Labour, at its emergency meeting held Jan. 4 has decided to picket filling stations in Abakaliki found selling the product above the government approved price of N145 including filling stations hoarding the commodity,” the labour leader said.

The source further revealed that NLC would interface with leadership of the oil marketers to prevail on them to compel their members to sell fuel to the public at the official pump price.

“Labour will first of all engage the leadership of the oil dealers in dialogue but will embark on picketing of filling stations if the interface failed to yield desired result,” he however said.

NAN reports that, DPR and the Ministry of Petroleum Resources have consistently debunked product scarcity and any hike in pump price.

NAN also reports that as a result of the unofficial increase in the pump price of PMS, intra-city transporters have increased their fare from N50 to N100 per drop.

http://www.metronaija.ng/fuel-scarcity-labour-picket-filling-stations-selling-n145/

How many filling stations will they picket?

That is if u see them selling during the day

Buhari has infiltrated nlc so it is a dead union....under the dullard

this is a good move..all nairalanders should join the moving train

NLC is compromised, dead and buried. They should just bury their head in shame and leave us alone.

Shame
They should demand for the petroleum ministers input on the import crisis

Saaruman:
The NLC you're seeing is just an extention of buhari's govt. All this gimmick about checking and patrolling stations selling fuel is just eye service. NLC of today is nothing but a political conglomerate of politicians working for buhari's govt.

Workers in the country should form another labour union that will represent them adequately. NLC IS DEAD!

And buried already

There's no NLC in d country

Nonsense.
Wrong move.
Hold the government responsible...

Any move to strangle this fuel price brouhaha is a welcome development

Is it not early

Is it not too early