Presidency Responds to NLC's Fuel Price Betrayal Claims

The Presidency has responded to accusations from Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero, who claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu betrayed labor leaders by raising petrol prices. 

Ajaero stated that the agreement to accept a N70,000 minimum wage was contingent on the government not increasing fuel prices.

In a rebuttal, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Print Media, asserted that he attended the last two meetings between Tinubu and labor leaders and confirmed that no exchange for a fuel price increase was discussed. 

He labeled Ajaero's claims as "dirty politics" aimed at swaying public sentiment.Abdulaziz emphasized that Ajaero's assertions were unfounded and accused him of manipulating the situation for political gain, stating, "At neither of the meetings was an offer made in exchange for the fuel price hike"