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Comrade Joe
Ajaero
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The Comrade Joe Ajaero-led faction
of the Nigeria Labour Congress has given reason why it didn’t join the
recent protest against increase in the pump price of fuel by the Federal
Government.
Daily
Trust report continues:
Speaking
at a press conference in Lagos weekend, Ajaero alleged that at the
negotiation meeting last Tuesday, the Comrade Ayuba Wabba faction refused
to sit on the same table with them and insisted that his faction (Ajearo)
was not recognized.
“That
may have led to the two different outcomes on how to address the issue. The
first issue we agreed upon is the re-constitution of the Board of the Petroleum
Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA).
“When
the board is re-constituted in two weeks’ time, it is expected to review the
new price and come out to Nigerians on appropriate pricing,” he said.
He
spoke on the credibility of the board and assured that representatives of the
labour unions will also be part of the board in order to protect the interest
of the masses.
“Moreover,
I think Nigerians should stop blaming labour for non-protest because the
“Occupy Lagos” which held at Ojota was done by the political class. Those in
Ojota are now in Aso Rock Villa. Where are those in Abuja then, why can’t they mobilize for another “Occupy Lagos”.
“These issues
have gone beyond labour leaders, but Nigerians. As a labour leader, you will be
committing industrial suicide if you call for a strike and your followers
refuse to come out. A leader must gauge the pulse of his followers before
taking any decision,” he said.
He called for transparency in the management of the ₦500 billion social investment fund earmarked as palliative in the 2016 budget which, he said, would go a long way to alleviate the sufferings of the masses.
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