“During the last fuel crisis, I found myself paying N1,000 for a litre somewhere in Edo state, where I ran out of fuel and had to refuel in order to get back home.”
“So I plead with the NLC not to turn the subsidy issue into a political one.”
On May 31, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) announced pump price increment that saw petrol price skyrocket from N195 to over N500 nationwide.
The abrupt removal of the fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu, on the floor of his inauguration, has exacerbated the economic difficulties Nigerians have been battling for years.
The transporters said the new fuel price was causing hardship on its members’ earnings and patronages.
Governor Douye Diri has warned oil marketers in Bayelsa against hoarding and profiteering following petrol.
Long queues have also returned in most filling stations owned by independent marketers while the major marketers were closed.
The lawmakers want the auditor-general to provide documentary evidence on the audit carried out on the monies spent on fuel subsidy by the NNPC Ltd.
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday said it will hold a nationwide protest against the planned removal of fuel subsidy on January 27, 2022.
