The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned that those

pushing for subsidy removal in Nigeria are out to set the

country on fire.

The warning came against the backdrop of an announcement

that the outgoing government of President Muhammadu

Buhari had left the decision of petrol subsidy removal to the

incoming government.

According to NLC, the focus should be on the local refining of

petroleum products and not subsidy removal.

General Secretary of NLC, Emma Ugboaja, told newsmen in

Lagos that nobody should drag Nigerian masses and workers

into any increase in fuel price in the name of subsidy removal.