BREAKING NEWS: FG agrees to N65, Labour says strike continues - Vanguardngr

ABUJA—A possible end to the ongoing nationwide strike action was in the offing last night after the Federal Government agreed to temporarily revert to the pre-New Year price of N65 per litre of petrol.

At a marathon meeting attended by President Goodluck Jonathan, organised labour, the leadership of the Senate and the representatives of state governors, labour was given two options for the reinstatement of the N65 per litre price of petrol. The first option is to revert to the pre-New Year price on the condition that the subsidy regime would be completely removed in April.

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Revert to N65 per litre Senate tells Jonathan - Vanguardngr

The Senate, yesterday, joined the House of Representatives in asking President Goodluck Jonathan to revert fuel pump price to N65 per litre. In a closed door session, the senators urged the Senate President, Senator David Mark to convey the message of the upper chamber to President Jonathan within 24 hours.

This came as the nationwide protest called by the organised labour against the removal of subsidy on petrol which commenced on Monday was hijacked on its second day by hoodlums in Ogun, Kaduna, Oyo and Edo states even as the Nigeria Labour Congress vowed that the protests will continue indefinitely until the Federal Government reverts the pump price of petrol to N65.

The Federal Government also yesterday declared that it was still ready for dialogue with organised labour, saying that “the option of dialogue is still open”, as it cautioned the security agencies against the use of force against protesters.

Fuel Subsidy- Protesters Shut Down Ibadan

Hundreds of the Ibadan Polytechnic students and city residents trooped out yesterday to protest against the removal of the petroleum subsidy recently announced by the Federal Government.
The irate mob marched through Sango-Poly Road, Mokola, Adamasingba, Dugbe, Oke-Bola, Oke-Ado and other major streets in the state capital, making bonefires, while also singing anti- government songs to condemn the Federal Government decision.