Don’t Stop Food Import Now, Fix Insecurity First, TUC tells FG

*Seeks pay rise for workers*Demands urgent passage of state police bill

Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja

The Trade Union Congress, (TUC) has urged the Federal Government not to suspend food importation, warning it will push up price of rice and other staples to unaffordable levels.

The union called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to consider revaluing the naira to N900-N1000 to a dollar, saying the current N1,380/$ rate is fuelling inflation and impacting negatively on workers’ earnings.

TUC however said it endorses government’s push for state police and the adoption of the NLNG privatization model for refineries.

Don’t Stop Food Import Now, Fix Insecurity First, TUC tells FG

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