NLC accuses Tinubu for plunging Nigerians into more hardship

Following the proposed N8,000 monthly cash palliative for the poorest Nigerian households, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused President Bola Tinubu of plunging Nigerians into more hardship with his economic policies that “reward” the rich since he assumed office.

Recall that Tinubu, in a letter addressed to the House of Representatives, sought $800 million in loans to provide N8,000 (approximately $10) per home registered in the federal government’s National Social Register (NSR) as palliatives for fuel subsidy removal.

NLC while reacting to the development in a statement on Tuesday signed by its president, Joe Ajaero, described the proposed N8,000 palliative as an insult and mockery to Nigerians.

The statement reads: “N8,000 to each of the so-called 12 million poorest Nigerian households for a period of six months insults our collective intelligence and makes a mockery of our patience and abiding faith in social dialogue, which the government may have alluded to albeit pretentiously.

“It is unconscionable that a government that has foisted so much hardship on the people within nearly two months of coming into office will make a proposal that clearly rewards the rich in public office to the detriment of the poor.

“What this means all this while is that the government is seeking ways of robbing the very poor Nigerians so that the rich can become richer,” stated the NLC chair.”