‘Organised Labour would resist any hike in petrol pump price’

Dayo Emmanuel

Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has kicked against the proposed N5 petrol levy.

The proposed bill by the Senate has generated concern even as the House of Representatives open public hearing on alleged $17bn stolen crude on Monday 5^th June.

NUPENG has also called on influential Nigerians to prevail on the leadership of the Senate to decline on the bill.

Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo is the chairman of NUPENG who stated in Lagos at the weekend that the levy is a huge joke going by what the masses are going through already.

“How can the Senate propose such a bill at this particular period when poor Nigerians can hardly feed themselves? He asked.

Korodo stated further that “The prices of foodstuffs have tripled in the market, while workers’ salaries have not been increased. Just a year ago the pump price of petrol was increased from N87 to N145 per litre and Nigerians accepted the increment because of the sincerity of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

“Any attempt to adjust the price of petrol under any guise will be resisted by Organised Labour,” Korodo vowed.