Presidency dismisses NLC’s claims of fuel price betrayal as ‘dirty politics’

The presidency has strongly denied allegations made by Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero, who accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of betraying labor leaders by raising the petrol pump price after agreeing on a new national minimum wage.

Ajaero claimed that labor had accepted the N70,000 minimum wage with the understanding that fuel prices would not increase.

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In response, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Print Media, refuted Ajaero’s claims on his verified X handle, @Abdulfagge.

Abdulaziz, who attended both meetings between President Tinubu and the labor leaders, asserted that no such agreement was made.

“I sat through the two meetings President @officialABAT had with Labour leaders on minimum wage. At neither of the meetings was an offer made in exchange for the fuel price hike. Ajaero is once again playing his dirty politics with the emotions of Nigerians,” Abdulaziz stated.