NGF, NLC accuse NNPC of insincerity in subsidy claims

The Nigerian Governor’ Forum, NGF, and the organised labour have agreed to work together to end the controversy over petroleum subsidy in the interest of the country.

They blamed the controversy over the petroleum subsidy on what they termed insincerity of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and other managers of the policy.

This was the outcome of the meeting between the NGF, Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, in Abuja.

Although, they differed on whether or not the scheme should remain or go, they agreed that it was necessary to address all underlying issues associated with the scheme before further steps could be taken.

While the governors argued that it was better for subsidy to be addressed and rested as quickly as possible, organised labour maintained that its removal would further inflict hardship on the masses.

NGF chairman, Kayode Fayemi said there is a lot of fraud in the consumption and distribution figures that the subsidy administrators push out to the public.

NLC President Ayuba Waba and the TUC leadership wondered why the subsidy issue had always been shrouded in a lack of transparency on the part of the government.