The Labour Movement and its allies have commended the House of Representatives for its extraordinary resolution adopted today in which it demanded suspension of the astronomical increase in the price of fuel imposed by the Goodluck Jonathan government.
In a statement signed by the Acting General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr. Owei Lakemfa, and the Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress, Mr. John Kolawole, the Labour Movement observed that the motion, if adopted by the Executive, will immediately douse the explosive tension in the country and restore it to its pre-January 1, 2012 normalcy.
The Labour Movement pointed out, however, that the indefinite strikes, rallies and mass protests will commence across the country as scheduled on Monday morning.
“We ask Nigerians to disregard the disinformation by the Jonathan administration and its surrogates claiming that Labour has had a rethink on the strike,” the statement said. .
The Movement praised the House of Representatives for displaying exemplary leadership not just in cutting short its break, but also meeting on a Sunday.
“If other arms of governance work with the exemplary speed, seriousness, sensitivity and patriotic zeal as the House of Representatives did today; our country would be a far better place to live,” it said, calling on the Senate to also rise up to the expectations of Nigerians by concurring with the House motion.
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