The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) has threatened to shut down the economy if the federal government refuses to reverse the recent hike in petrol price and electricity tariff in 14 days.
The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, said this at the end of the NLC’s central working committee meeting yesterday in Abuja.
Wabba said workers and Nigerians are disappointed that the government decided to increase both the price of fuel and electricity tariff at a time when other countries across the world are giving palliatives to their citizens to cushion the effect of COVID-19.
According to Wabba, the central working committee identified that COVID-19 and the socioeconomic situation of the country has caused Nigerians enough suffering, and now the hike has reduced the purchasing power of Nigerians.
