Adedokun Waliyu 
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has challenged the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to come out clean on its stand on the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi’s decision to remove fuel subsidy if elected next year.
The APC PCC threw the challenge in a statement by the party’s presidential spokesman, Festus Keyamo in Abuja on Saturday.
Keyamo, who is also the Minister of State, Labour and Employment, noted the LP flag bearer had in the recent past publicly vowed to totally remove subsidy on petrol if elected President, a position the leadership of NLC had persistently opposed.
The APC Campaign Council wondered how the organised labour, whose leadership on Monday at a national retreat of the opposition Labour Party promised to mobilise its members across the 774 local government areas to ensure victory for Obi’s presidential ambition, can justify its long-standing opposition to the removal of the subsidy.
The APC Presidential Campaign Council demanded from the NLC leadership if it had discussions with the LP candidate on the issue of removal of fuel subsidy before the blanket support offered the opposition candidate.
The statement reads: “We note that the leadership of the organized labour under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday, September 13, 2022, at a national retreat of the Labour Party in Abuja, promised to mobilise its members across the 774 local government areas in Nigeria to ensure victory for Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, in next year’s presidential election.
“We also note that in several interviews he granted in the last few months and weeks, Mr. Peter Obi has vowed to totally remove subsidy on petrol if elected President. We also note NLC’s long-standing opposition to total removal of fuel subsidy. Other left-leaning supporters of the Labour Party were also present at the event to cheer Mr. Peter Obi.
“Consequently, the following questions are urgently begging for answers by the leadership of the NLC:
