On Tuesday, the Labour Party (LP) decried the recent increase in the price of fuel in the country, saying it signifies the start of hard times for Nigerians.
While complaining that the populace do not deserve the current treatment, the opposition party reminded Nigerians it advised against voting for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
On Tuesday, Chronicle NG reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) adjusted the pump price of fuel from N540 to N617 per litre.
Speaking to reporters shortly after a closed-door meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima, Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the NNPC Limited, attributed the increase in Nigerian fuel pump prices on market factors.
The new pump price, he claims, reflects the characteristics of a market-regulated pricing scheme.
Reacting on the development, Obiora Ifoh, National Publicity Secretary of LP, stated in a statement titled ‘Latest Petroleum Pump Price Increase: Nigeria will defeat the taskmaster in our land,’ that the development will widen the chasm between the rich and the poor.
The statement read, “The Labour Party has said that the latest adjustment in the petroleum Pump Price is just the beginning of hard times Nigerians will be facing under the All Progressives Congress-led administration.
“Recall that we had earlier warned that the bourgeoisie government in place can only enrich the upper class and inflict penury on the proletariat. You offer a paltry N8,000 to a family of five and extract all they have laboured for through obnoxious policies.
“Nigerians do not deserve what they are getting from the present government. The Labour Party condemns the attitude of the government to its people. This is even coming at a time the Nigerian currency has continued to devalue under the watch of this government. We are however optimistic that Nigeria will overcome the taskmaster of our time. We will soon witness the Promised Land.”
