NLC and subsidy removal

Many a strike has been embarked upon in the recent past – they left a bitter taste in the mouth by their conclusion. Desired and much talked about outcomes are hardly, if ever, attained. We are all witnesses to the various compromises reached between government and labour that have all but put the prices of […]

Many a strike has been embarked upon in the recent past – they left a bitter taste in the mouth by their conclusion. Desired and much talked about outcomes are hardly, if ever, attained. We are all witnesses to the various compromises reached between government and labour that have all but put the prices of petroleum products far out of the reach of the masses.

Protests and strikes are only effective and necessary tools if they bring about positive changes – a case in point, the striking platinum miners in South Africa recently.

It does us no good to protest vigorously only to capitulate fully at the end of negotiations (if at all) with government.

We do not look forward to these ineffectual methods of expressing our concerns and displeasure over certain government policies. NLC needs to come up with a more effective way of stopping the planned deregulation of the downstream sector of the oil industry and not resort to strikes and protests that only disrupt and cause chaos in the lives of everyday Nigerians.

Bottom line, the masses are the ones who suffer the consequences of deregulation and labour protests.

Our hopes have been dashed enough. Please sit down, honestly discuss and execute plans to move our great nation forward in its process of evolution. We gain nothing from ineffectual protests and strikes.

L. Saint John, Abuja. [email protected]