The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has called on the government to approve wage awards for workers to cushion the impact of the high price of petroleum products, which it said has inflicted and deepened poverty among the populace.

It also told the government to expand national storage capacity in pursuance of meeting energy emergencies and security.

In a statement, titled “Save the Situation Now,” issued by its President, Joe Ajaero, the labour movement wondered why a government seeking re-election in the next few months could stand by and watch marketers inflict suffering on the citizenry in the name of deregulation.

It contended that there was nothing wrong with the government subsidising the needs of citizens, especially in emergency situations like this.

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