THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Friday, declared that the pump price of N145 per litre of petrol is sacrosanct. The NLC president, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, reacting to a statement credited to the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, indicating a possible increase in fuel pump price, said the issue of price increase was never on the table. “The issue of pump price increase is not on the table now, nobody is contemplating that. The source further revealed that NLC would interface with leadership of the oil marketers to prevail on them to compel their members to sell fuel to the public at the official pump price. NAN reports that, DPR and the Ministry of Petroleum Resources have consistently debunked product scarcity and any hike in pump price.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 06, 2018 03:14 UTC