Organised Labour responded to the announcement of the fuel price increase by expressing outrage at the increase and labeling it as the “last kick of a dying regime.”
An influential labor leader urged Nigerians to not only oppose the increase but also to voice their displeasure at the upcoming elections. The leader talked on the condition of anonymity because organized labor needed to convene and make a final decision on the topic.
His words, “It is shocking that this government has decided to add to the suffering of Nigerians in the midst of unbearable hardship occasion by anti-people’s policies of the government.
“This increase is totally rejected and unacceptable to organized labour and the entire suffering Nigerian masses. We see this increase as the last kick of a dying regime and Nigerians are not ready to die with the regime. We cannot continue on this lane. The government cannot continue to use its failures to punish Nigerians.
“We have an understanding that we are not going to talk about any of the issues until the local refineries are functioning. It is wicked, insensitive and the height of provocation.”
“We are not only going to resist the Nigerian masses, but the Nigerian workers and the ordinary Nigerians will also express their frustration at the polls. The increase has reinforced the belief that Nigerians must take our destinies into our hands.”