Igbo Forum supports NLC strike, says FG committing fraud against the masses

The Njiko Igbo Forum, NIF, on Wednesday, threw its weight behind the industrial action embarked by the Comrade Ayuba Wabba faction of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, against the hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol.


The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, last Wednesday, announced a hike in petrol pump price from N86.50 to N145 per litre. Commending the NLC for the strike, President of NIF, Rev. Okechukwu Obioha described the President Buhari administration as “a government of fraud and rigmarole.”

He stated that the administration had failed in fulfilling in any of its campaign promises. While urging the Ayuba Waba led NLC to ignore the industrial court’s ex-parte order, Obioha said: “We can’t be talking of any court injunction because this is a government that does not respect the rule of law. “It has flouted so many judgments and orders of court. So, we can’t be here talking about the black-market injunction obtained by the Attorney General of the Federation.

“Courts of competent jurisdiction gave orders for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, as well as Sambo Dasuki but the government never obeyed it. The President started giving reasons why the order will not be obeyed.

There is also an order against electricity tariff increase, it was never obeyed. “So, we are calling on all Nigerians to sit at home in protest. All the desperate measures by government to stop the strike should not be allowed.

“It is even quite curious that this same government is now recognising the Joe Ajaero NLC faction. The situation is like a lady who is good for friendship but not good for marriage. These are desperate measures.”

 The Igbo group further accused President Buhari of trying to silence the voice of opposition, stressing that, “the government is confused. It has no direction; that’s why they don’t want anybody to talk. We are no longer practising democracy. We have a pseudo-military administration. “There is so much dishonesty on the part of this government; so much fraud against the masses and this is the time to resist it.”