The Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, has called on government to address the issue of fuel scarcity in the country as a matter of urgency.
The NLC Chairman in Ekiti State.Comrade Kolapo Olatunde made the call in a statement in Ado-Ekiti.
According to Comrade Olatunde, “The untold hardship created by fuel scarcity in our clime is becoming unbearable on the masses, No one seems to understand the truth of the root cause”.
“Is it the presence of methanol as adulteration as being speculated by some people? Or scarcity due to recent resistance to jacking up the PMS pump price”?
“It is an embarrassment that the citizens of a Nation blessed with crude oil are suffering queueing till eternity for petrol on daily basis without any form of solace”.
The NLC Chairman said it was high time government at all levels find lasting solutions to the problem in order to make life bearable for citizens.
Comrade Olatunde also called on Ekiti state government to address incessant hold up at Adebayo road, Ado-Ekiti by deploying relevant enforcement agents to maintain law and order on the route.
The Ekiti State NLC Chairman also demanded regular payment of salary and deductions, implementation of 2017, 2018, and 2019 promotions and commencement of promotion exercise for 2020 and 2021, and payment of leave bonuses.
Other requests of the union include complete implementation of minimum wage for level 13 to 17 and payment of pensioners entitlements, in order to cushion the effect of the current hardship on residents of Ekiti State.
