The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded the immediate reversal of the pump price of petrol.

NLC President, AYUBA WABBA said in a statement that the union took a swipe at the government and condemned the increase in the price of the product.

It stated that the recent hike in petrol pump price has worsened the level of pain and anguish in the country.

According to the NLC, it is worrisome to make Nigerians continue to suffer for the failures of successive governments to properly manage the nation’s refineries.

It added that the development has questioned the explanations made by the government on the payment of subsidy.

The Federal Government explained the rationale behind the recent increase in the pump price of petrol.

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources TIMIPRE SYLVA said the hike is as a result of the announcement by an American pharmaceutical company on its recent breakthrough in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.