The Presidency has reacted to claims made by the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu betrayed labour leaders by increasing the petrol pump price.
Ajaero in a statement released alleged that labour accepted the N70,000 national minimum wage based on an understanding that the pump price of PMS would not be increased by the Federal government.
However, reacting to Ajaero’s allegation, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Print Media, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, on his verified X handle, @Abdulfagge, said he was in the last two meetings held between President Tinubu and Labour leaders and that there was never a time where an offer was made in exchange of fuel price hike.
Describing Ajaero’s claim as “dirty politics” aimed at manipulating the emotions of Nigerians, Abdulaziz wrote;
“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 said