The Nigeria Labour Congress says it is looking forward to holding a meeting with the incoming administration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, over matters relating to the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol.

It, however, insisted that its position on fuel subsidy had not changed, stressing that the government must endeavour to get Nigeria’s refineries functional before taking out subsidy on petrol.

The NLC Vice President, Nigeria Labour Congress, Adewale Adeyanju, confirmed this to journalists. 

The labour union’s position was also re-echoed by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, as IPMAN explained that while it was important to halt the subsidy regime, the government should at the same time strive to fix Nigeria’s refineries in Kaduna, Port Harcourt and Warri.