Lawan begs NLC, TUC – Abort nationwide protest

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, to “abort” the planned nationwide protests in response to the Federal Government’s proposed removal of fuel subsidy.

Lawan said the  protest as is unnecessary,

Lawan made this appeal on Monday upon his meeting with the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; and the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, over the planned removal of subsidy on petroleum products by the Federal Government.

Lawan faulted the timing for the planned removal of subsidy on petroleum products.

Lawan said that as long as the administration and management of subsidy on petroleum products are flawed, President Buhari-led government believes that sufficient planning must be carried out before its eventual removal.

Lawan further said that The position of everyone in government today is that admittedly, subsidy administration and management are flawed because of so many reasons.

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Lawan admitted that the burden is a huge and massive one and as such  there is a need  take away the subsidy.

“Even though our economy is growing, we still have the challenge of getting things to be better for our people.

Lawan also said that:

“A lot of us in this present administration believe that the issue of removal of subsidy should be handled with utmost care, especially that sufficient planning needs to be done.

“I am taking this opportunity to appeal to the TUC and NLC to abort this plan to go on strike or protest against the subsidy removal, it is totally unnecessary.

“There is not going to be a removal of subsidy, so there is no need for this. Please, let’s not create unnecessary tension where there should be none.

“I appeal to them using this medium, to please forget about this January 27, 2022, deadline because there is no need for any deadline.”

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