A Non-Governmental Organisation Media Development Initiative
has cautioned the Nigeria Labour Congress and other labour unions against
organising a nationwide strike over the deregulation of the downstream sector.
Speaking through the President, Dr. James Ochigbo MDI gave
the word of caution while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.
Ochigbo said the policy change in the sector was long
overdue, adding that the new regime had set the stage for healthy competition
among players in the oil industry.
“The Media Development Initiative is pleading with the NLC
and the Trade Union Congress to abandon their planned industrial actions for
greater good.
“We also call on other non-state actors to also refrain from
instigating the populace,” he said.
According to him, the present political leadership is on the
right track to reposition the country’s economy.
He said that the deregulation of the downstream sector
needed the support of all as proceeds saved from the payment of subsidies would
ultimately be channeled to the development of the country.
He however called on the central government to expedite the
implementation of palliatives to cushion the hash effects of the hike.
The Federal government announced a new pump price to run
between N135 and N145 a litre on May 11.
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