The Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC), in collaboration with other civil society groups, has threatened to picket airports all over the country over the 130% fare hike by airline operators.
The president of the group, Amb. Blessing Akinlosotu, disclosed this in Abuja at a press conference on the arbitrary airfare increase.
His words, “The Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC) in collaboration with civil society groups in Nigeria at her national emergency meeting of nationwide stakeholders and other youth coalition groups held in Abuja rose in unanimous anger to condemn the arbitrary, wicked, insensitive, and unjustifiable hike in airfares across the country to over 130%, by the airline operators.
“The Congress considers this offensive and harsh policy, an affront, mostly targeted at the Nigerian Youths who have been at the receiving end of the present economic situation in the country. We are all aware that the youths of this great nation are about 80% that purchase the cheapest economy class tickets of all flights, therefore, this insensitivity of the flights’ operators to make the cheapest economy tickets at a base Fee of N50,000 is very inconsiderate of the realities of the present economic hardship across the federation, and places additional weight on the already over-burdened youth. The astronomical increase in airfares makes life more unbearable, brutish, and short-lived for the Nigerian youths most of whom are either unemployed or underemployed.
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