AND THE WINNER IS.............

We have all seen this picture before but the same people have always won. Nigerian Labour finally called off the strike calling it a success and how that a success was, still baffles my mind. We heard how they hired mercenaries to fuel the strike and how they were paid if these were true that I don’t know. With people killed and about 600 injured, the price was then fixed at 97 Naira http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16579001 (60 American cents while the Americans pay as high as 3 dollars per liter In  some citieshttp://www.automotive.com/gas-prices/33/colorado/jefferson/arvada/. 

Well the Americans cannot complain because they have everything from good security, Stable electricity, good health care and all which the average Nigerian man cannot or may not be able to afford so removing the subsidy is wicked (that was the average argument of the masses).to this point is okay

But how did the protest become successful as claimed by the labour unions. So from 65 naira to 97 naira and that’s some 32 naira increase. A smile for the Federal government but the 141 naira would have been perfect for them and then more money for at least what they planned to do and which the Nigerians populace really doubts. They get to probably make money and then either better the lives of the people or do whatever they like with it.  Nigerians see the fuel as the only benefit they get from their country's oil wealth, a good part is pocketed by corrupt officials not known to the common man and probably referred to as on the street as the cabals.

The 97 naira would just do for labour unions and the man on the street who does his daily business would be so happy to get back to work as the whole six days that the strike took place. The greatest winner still include the federal government of Nigeria and the common man who will still go on and pay that black market fuel so as to be able to run his business that cannot depend on the electricity of the government---if the government uses the money for the common man then they both (the man benefit and the government gets reelcted). If not the pain continues and the struggle continues. Hoping things get better.