FG Is Robbing The Poor To Feed The Rich- NLC

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has criticized the plan of the Federal Government to distribute N500bn as palliatives to Nigerians and government officials to cushion the effects of the removal of fuel subsidy.

The NLC, in a statement by its President, Joe Ajaero, argued that the Federal Government was seeking to impoverish the people further by taking steps that can only be described as robbing the people of Nigeria to pay and feed the Rich

The apex labour organisation said rather than reciprocate the goodwill of Nigerian workers, the Federal Government had insisted on threading the path of dictatorship.

According to the NLC, the further proposal to pay National Assembly members the sum of N70billion naira and the judiciary N36billion naira is the most insensitive, reckless and shameless diversion of our collective inheritance into the pockets of public officers whose sworn responsibility it is to protect our nation’s treasury