Fuel subsidy: This isn’t time to go on strike, Sanwo-Olu tells NLC
By Lukman Olabiyi
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has told the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to reconsider their intention to go on strike against fuel subsidy removal.
The governor in the appeal, yesterday, after a post-inauguration thanksgiving service at the Cathedral Church of Christ said: “This is not the time to go on strike.”
He said the strike by labour would neither address nor resolve any issue relating to fuel subsidy removal.
He was accompanied by his wife, Dr. Ibijoke, Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat and wife, Oluremi.
He said: “This is not the time to go on strike. Recall that all presidential candidates said the first thing they will do is remove fuel subsidy. So what has changed? What has President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said or done that is different from what others would have done? The president has not even spent one week in office. We need to be very patient and reason together. Let us not make the issue about politics, but let’s support this man. We should allow him go and reflect.
“Strike will not resolve anything; it won’t address the issue. The point should be how to ensure a sustained turn around in our economy. The president mentioned better ways, and we started that in Lagos in January, and I hope other states can key into it. We don’t need to wait for the national government, we just need to reflect on what the challenges are in the country and seek ways to resolve them.
On the import of the thanksgiving service, Sanwo-Olu noted that it was important to acknowledge God’s help to individuals, state and country. He said this was why he had to commit his second term into God’s hand.
Provost of the Cathedral, Rev. Adebola Ojofeitimi, gave his sermon on ‘Unity: Catalyst for Godly Possibilities’ urging the people to remain united so that things can work effectively.
