The
Senate after a closed door session yesterday, asked President Jonathan to
revert the price of fuel to 65 Naira per litre. This is following a similar
call a few days ago by the House of Representatives, the Senate President was
asked to convey the Senate’s resolution to the President within 24 hours.
This
came as the nationwide protest called by the organised labour against the
removal of subsidy on petrol which commenced on Monday was hijacked on its
second day by hoodlums in Ogun, Kaduna, Oyo and Edo states even as the Nigeria
Labour Congress vowed that the protests will continue indefinitely until the
Federal Government reverts the pump price of petrol to N65.
The
Federal Government also yesterday declared that it was still ready for dialogue
with organised labour, saying that “the option of dialogue is still open”, as
it cautioned the security agencies against the use of force against protesters.
Courtesy: Vanguard Newspapers
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