The Igbo’s apex socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for being persuasive in his negotiation with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and other trade unions over fuel subsidy removal.
A leader of the organization, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, who spoke with newsmen after the organization’s meeting in Enugu at the weekend, said Tinubu has proven to everybody that his administration would be different from that of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Isiguzoro maintained that Tinubu’s approach is commendable, saying: “Rising from the elders meeting in Enugu today, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo commends Tinubu for the courageous way he handled the fallout of the removal of fuel subsidy.
“We never expected that he would handle the NLC, elite, and other critical stakeholders trying to make life unbearable for Nigerians over subsidy removal.
“During the campaign, Peter Obi and Abubakar Atiku agreed that the removal of subsidy is long overdue and must be implemented if they take over governance.
“We have no option than to throw our weight behind Tinubu for his courage and boldness to remove subsidy stands.
“The Federal Government (FG) has started well and Tinubu began his government in the right direction. Nigerians home and abroad should fully support the Tinubu-led Federal Government. Our decision is informed by the giant stride he has made in his government to ensure good governance.
“Tinubu has proven everybody wrong that his government would be like his predecessors. This is the first time we are seeing a president in persuasive consultancy to bring the NLC and the TUC together without playing the ostrich.”
Tinubu, on the day of his inauguration, declared the removal of fuel subsidy, and the NLC, TUC and other industrial unions threatened a nationwide strike.
But the strike was cancelled after a meeting between representatives of the FG and the labour unions.
