The Federation of Informal Workers’ Organisation of Nigeria has berated the Federal Government for failing to stop the importation of petrol, noting that the Muhammadu Buhari regime had not fulfilled its pledge to boost local refinery of petroleum products.

The union lamented the impact of the incessant hike of fuel pump prices on Nigerians, especially the workers in the informal sector, noting that the government policies had devastated them more than COVID-19.

Addressing a news conference in Abuja on Friday, the General Secretary, FIWON, Mr Gbenga Komolafe, noted that informal workers did not benefit from the COVID-palliatives shared by the government.


According to him, workers engaged in agriculture, food production and supply chains, artisans and others have been severely impacted by the pandemic, adding that many of them found it difficult to get back to business months after the lockdown had been eased.

Commenting on the latest fuel pump hike, Komolafe stated, “It is a shame and it remains an open sore that Nigeria as an oil-producing country could be importing fuel and we believe the Buhari administration has failed in this regard.


“The promise to revamp the economy and stop fuel importation is one of the reasons we voted for this government. The government should also invest in refineries like other OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries). Even, South Africa which is not an oil-producing country has a refinery.

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“Government policies have devastated Nigerians more than COVID-19. Some workers complained that they received half salary but workers in the informal sector did not even receive any salary.”


The FIWON scribe observed that most government intervention programmes did not get to the artisans and other informal sector operators who he said constituted over 80 per cent of the working population and contributing close to 60 per cent to the national Gross Domestic Product.

He urged the department responsible for building the national social register safety, the National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to work with FIWON and other informal sector organisations to enable those desperately in need of assistance to access urgent help.


https://punchng.com/petrol-hike-fgs-policies-devastating-nigerians-more-than-covid-19-informal-workers/

By the time buhari finish with Nigerians ehh?!
Zombies go eat dust.

4×4=8
We never even finish the remaining 4

Ofemmanu1:
By the time buhari finish with Nigerians ehh?!

Zombies go eat dust.

Apparently, we are on the way to Stone age..

In Buhari , Backward Ever , Forward Never !

After wailing,they will increase it again. Don't expect cheap PMS. It is available for business owners to switch to renewable energy

Rehabilitate existing refineries-No! They promised new one but failed as usual to provide them.Allow private investors to come, they carry sole proprietor role & give it to Dangote as if he will really sell petroleum products cheap when his refinery comes to life.

Stop importation of petrol-no! Meanwhile they were still operating the corrupt fuel subsidy/under-recovery scheme that they have long denounced as a fraud.

Global oil prices have gone down so much yet the cost of crude oil is still skyrocketing in a nation blessed with abundance deposits of this same black gold.They dont buy the fuel so they will never fee l the pain of the common man.Clueless & wicked government.

The multiplier effect would be terrible..

Where are

Poverty don de increase beyond measurement oo
Lalasticlala

We never had it this bad during jonathan regime.

According to femi

Nigerians voted a father

Not a president

A very wicked heartless father

May God keep providing and sustaining those that sincerely rejected this government from onset.
For those that sees nothing wrong with this government, may God make them have a fair share of it just like you did to Sowore.

Buhari is a disaster to this country. he is hell bent on destroying Nigeria

Fahdiga:
Buhari is a disaster to this country. he is hell bent on destroying Nigeria

Na you talk am

Liposure:
We never had it this bad during jonathan regime.

Some no believe am oo

FIWON na toothless dog like NLC