Media group urges NLC to shelve planned industrial strike/ protest over fuel subsidy removal ….says Tinubu should be given more time

….says Tinubu should be given more time

A group of online media practitioners under the umbrella of Professional Online Media Executives of Nigeria (POMEN) has called on the leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to shelve the planned industrial action and protest.

The professional group in a statement issued on Sunday by its President, Kunle Rasheed and the National Secretary, Tunde Ogunmola, urged the labour movement to reconsider their decision, saying that it would further cause harm to the economy.

POMEN explained that there is no way Nigeria would get back on track without serious economic restructuring and reforms, expressing confidence in the various economic and fiscal policies of the federal government.

The online media experts urged the NLC and CSOs to collaborate with the government in ensuring that the economy is revamped rather than taken actions that could further hinder the progress of the country.

” We are urging the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to look beyond today’s challenges and shelve the proposed strike and protest as regard the effect of the fuel subsidy removal policy. There is no doubt that the effect is biting on everyone but there is need to persevere for future gains.

” The economy is going through a rebirth process and so many inches and punches would be felt by all and sundry. Nigerian economy needs restructuring and institutional reforms that would enable all sectors to function optimally for economic growth and development.

” This is the time for Labour to collaborate with the federal government in ensuring that the institutional reforms and fiscal restructuring do not fail but yield expected results for the benefit of all citizens”.

It would be recalled that the organised labour had proposed to carry out protest on Wednesday, August 2, over the removal of subsidy on petrol, its attendant hardship on Nigerians and the government’s yet-to-be rolled out palliatives to cushion the harsh effect of the stoppage of subsidy payment.