According to report by punchng have that Nigerians have started stockpiling food ahead of the ultimatum issued by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the coalition of the civil society organisations that petrol price be reverted to N86.50 or all workers would embark on a strike.
It will recalled that on Saturday, the organised labour again repeated that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government had till
Tuesday night to reverse the increase in the price of fuel from N145 to N86.50 or face a total shutdown of the country.
Following this warning, a cross section of Nigerians in different parts of the country said they were getting prepared for the strike by buying enough food in their homes
A businesswoman based in Osogbo, Osun State, Mrs. Mayowa Bamisaiye, said she was ready for the strike because she had expected it after the Federal Government announced the new fuel price.
Also, a human resources officer in a non-governmental organisation in Ibadan, Oyo State, Mr. Paul Sodeinde, said he was prepared for the strike.
The story was the same as most of the people that spoke to puncng in Lagos said they had started making preparations for a long stay at home.
A customer service officer, Bolade Osagie, said, “We expect the NLC to go through the whole hog like they did in 2012. In order to prepare for next week, I have started to get as much foodstuffs at home as possible. Even though I do not expect this strike to drag on before the Federal Government yields to the demands of the labour unions, I won’t be so unwise as not to get some food from the market. I will also try to get some more fuel for the generator too.”
A civil engineer, Shade Oguntuase, said she was going to do all her shopping on Sunday (today).
She said, “I’ll visit the market on Sunday to get some foodstuffs with the NLC threatening to shut down the country. I have kids at home to feed. I don’t think I want to be caught in a tight corner of not having enough food for the family, should the strike go on for days.”
Similarly, a lecturer in the Fine and Applied Arts Department, Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, Lagos, Mr. Ebenezer Oje, said, “I am going to ensure I stock my home with enough food items and other necessary goods for my family and me for the duration of the strike. It is a necessary move because the fuel price increase is not needed at this time when there is no salary increase.”
An engineer, Mr. Oladele Tayo, also noted, “I don’t know what will happen when the strike commences; probably the prices of foodstuff will also go up. So buying more foodstuffs this weekend is crucial.”
A Lagos-based IT worker, Isaiah Adebisi, said he had not considered buying household items in bulk until he ran into a friend at a popular shopping mall in Lagos.
According to Adebisi, the encounter made him realise the reality of the impending strike when his friend told him that there would be scarcity of basic consumer products.
He said, “I had always felt that panic buying was a bad idea. I didn’t think much of the strike at first, especially because of my belief in this government. But seeing the way things are going, I am going to use this weekend to stock up on many items.
“Hopefully, the NLC will reconsider the strike before things get too bad. Until then, however, better safe than sorry.”
It will recalled that on Saturday, the organised labour again repeated that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government had till
Tuesday night to reverse the increase in the price of fuel from N145 to N86.50 or face a total shutdown of the country.
Following this warning, a cross section of Nigerians in different parts of the country said they were getting prepared for the strike by buying enough food in their homes
A businesswoman based in Osogbo, Osun State, Mrs. Mayowa Bamisaiye, said she was ready for the strike because she had expected it after the Federal Government announced the new fuel price.
Also, a human resources officer in a non-governmental organisation in Ibadan, Oyo State, Mr. Paul Sodeinde, said he was prepared for the strike.
The story was the same as most of the people that spoke to puncng in Lagos said they had started making preparations for a long stay at home.
A customer service officer, Bolade Osagie, said, “We expect the NLC to go through the whole hog like they did in 2012. In order to prepare for next week, I have started to get as much foodstuffs at home as possible. Even though I do not expect this strike to drag on before the Federal Government yields to the demands of the labour unions, I won’t be so unwise as not to get some food from the market. I will also try to get some more fuel for the generator too.”
A civil engineer, Shade Oguntuase, said she was going to do all her shopping on Sunday (today).
She said, “I’ll visit the market on Sunday to get some foodstuffs with the NLC threatening to shut down the country. I have kids at home to feed. I don’t think I want to be caught in a tight corner of not having enough food for the family, should the strike go on for days.”
Similarly, a lecturer in the Fine and Applied Arts Department, Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, Lagos, Mr. Ebenezer Oje, said, “I am going to ensure I stock my home with enough food items and other necessary goods for my family and me for the duration of the strike. It is a necessary move because the fuel price increase is not needed at this time when there is no salary increase.”
An engineer, Mr. Oladele Tayo, also noted, “I don’t know what will happen when the strike commences; probably the prices of foodstuff will also go up. So buying more foodstuffs this weekend is crucial.”
A Lagos-based IT worker, Isaiah Adebisi, said he had not considered buying household items in bulk until he ran into a friend at a popular shopping mall in Lagos.
According to Adebisi, the encounter made him realise the reality of the impending strike when his friend told him that there would be scarcity of basic consumer products.
He said, “I had always felt that panic buying was a bad idea. I didn’t think much of the strike at first, especially because of my belief in this government. But seeing the way things are going, I am going to use this weekend to stock up on many items.
“Hopefully, the NLC will reconsider the strike before things get too bad. Until then, however, better safe than sorry.”
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