Fuel Scarcity: Jonathan, Buhari’s Adminstration Much Better – NLC

The spokesperson of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Benson Upah, has condemned the approach of President Bola Tinubu to the removal of fuel subsidy.

According to Upah, Tinubu while announcing the removal of fuel subsidy, did not think of what will be the consequential effects of this policy pronouncement.

Upah, in an interview with Weekend Trust, noted that the administration of former presidents, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari are much better than the current administration.

He noted that some would say Buhari was the worst, however, he was very accommodating, adding that he did everything humanly possible to ensure that life was stable and good.

The NLC spokesman also compared the exchange rate during the Jonathan administration and the current government.

Speaking on the situation in the country, Upah said, “I keep telling people who say Buhari was the worst that they are joking. For us at Labour, we found Buhari very accommodating.

“He did everything humanly possible to ensure that life was stable and good. When he came in, he gave money to the states to pay the backlog of salaries and pensions but it was diverted. He made other interventions to avoid the insane increases.

“If you ask those same people now, they will tell you that the Buhari administration was very good. We are talking about less than two years ago. Before Buhari came, it was Jonathan.

“We said Jonathan had messed up this country, but now look at the indices and compare the exchange rate, the interest rate, the debt. So, we are in a situation where we are progressively getting worse.”

Upah stated this amidst fuel scarcity and hike in price of petrol across the country.