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Petrol subsidy removal: Sanwo-Olu asks NLC not to politicize the planned strike, calls for restraint

Chike Olisah by Chike Olisah
June 5, 2023
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Lagos declares work-free days for collection of PVCs

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu

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Key Highlights

  • While calling for patience, Governor Sanwo-Olu appealed to NLC not to embark on its planned nationwide strike over the petrol subsidy removal as President Tinubu means well for the country’s economy.
  • He asked what has changed as every presidential candidate said that the first thing they are going to do is to remove the subsidy.
  • The governor called for restraint from the leadership of the labour union as they should know that they are leading a pack of people.

 

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, pleaded with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) that it should not turn its planned nationwide strike over the removal of petrol supply into a political thing as they have begun to see that.

The governor appealed to the Labour union not to embark on its proposed nationwide strike on the petrol subsidy removal slated for Wednesday as President Bola Tinubu means well for the country’s economy.

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This was made known by Governor Sanwo-Olu while speaking to journalists after the Post-inauguration Church Thanksgiving Service held at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina in Lagos on Sunday, June 4, 2023.

Pleads for patience

The Governor, who implored labour leaders to exercise patience on its proposed planned strike, urged the Labour leaders not to be political over the issue of the removal of fuel subsidy.

He said the subsidy removal is in the interest of all Nigerians, urging them to support President Bola Tinubu to run the country’s affairs creditably.

The Governor urged the labour leaders to join hands with the present administration at the federal level and be patient with the President in his commitment to turn the economy around and make Nigeria a better place for all.

  • He said: “We are thankful that Mr. President is a product of Lagos. We will pray for him and everything that he stands for. We believe he will replicate all the good things he has done in Lagos in our country, Nigeria.
  • “I want to wish and plead with our citizens even as NLC has said to us that they want to go on strike. It is not the time for a strike. During the campaign trail, every one of our presidential candidates did say that the first thing they are going to do is to remove the subsidy. So, what has changed? What has the current president said or what has he done that is different from what any of the other aspirants said they would do?
  • “We need to be very patient. He (President Tinubu) has not even done a week. So let us talk to ourselves and say that we shouldn’t turn it political. Let us wait and support this man. He had not done a week on the job. Let him go and reflect and at the sub-national level, we are willing to support him.
  • “The point is no industrial strike will solve anything at this point, it will certainly not bring an end to the issue. The point will be how are we going to ensure that there is a turnaround in our economy. He has mentioned something about a better wage. We have started that in Lagos. We started it in January; so other parts of the country can also do the same. We don’t need to wait for the national government. We just need to reflect on what the challenges are in our country and let us solve the problem.”

NLC should restrain themselves

Governor Sanwo-Olu also appealed to Nigerians, and the leadership of the NLC in particular, to support President Tinubu in his quest to deliver purposeful governance to the citizens.

  • He added, “I want to plead with the Nigeria Labour Congress. It shouldn’t turn into a political thing because we have begun to see that. The leadership should know that they are leading a pack of people and they need to restrain themselves.
  • “Let us be patient. Let us work around it. NNPC has said that there is more than enough petrol. So there is no need for us to begin to heat up the polity. There is no need for us to begin to get political; it is governance now and people just want to see purposeful governance.
  • “So let the President settle to do the job and he has said to us he is going to put in place a team that will take the country out of poverty and that is what we are praying for.”

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Chike Olisah

Chike Olisah

Chike was a banker with over 11 years experience in retail and commercial banking, risk management, treasury portfolio management and relationship management. He also acquired some experience in financial management and do have some special interest in investment analysis and personal finance. He had stints with financial institutions like the former Intercontinental Bank and Fidelity Bank.

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