The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) said in a statement on Tuesday that the Federal Government should consider improving the living conditions of it’s citizens rather than planning to increase the pump price of fuel.
The TUC President, Mr Bobboi Kaigama and its Acting General-Secretary, Mr Simeso Amachree who disclosed this in Lagos, sworn to resist any form of fuel increase above N145.
“The economy is already on its knees. We suggest that the government should reduce the cost of governance and create a more friendly business environment and jobs.
“The economy must be diversified. Government should set up an economic team that will create modalities of finding the way out of recession,’’ the TUC said.
It said that it is unthinkable that the government is considering increaseing pump price of fuel,when it request of review of minimum wage for workers had not been attended to.
“Federal government had yet to fulfill its promises and agreement with the organised labour during the May protest against hike in fuel price,’’ it said.
The TUC said that as the day goes by,life becomes more difficult for Nigerians and the current minimum wage can no longer cater for many families.
It urged government to enhance local production, build more refineries and maintain stability of foreign exchange for the economy to improve.
TUC also advised the government to fulfill its promise based on which it inaugurated a joint government-labour committee to determine the new economically realistic national minimum wage.
Meanwhile,the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, said on Monday that the NNPC had no plan to increase the pump price of fuel.
