As Nigerian workers prepare to down tools from this week, security agencies have begun to look into the activities of six marketers for allegedly bankrolling the proposed nationwide protest.
It was gathered that the marketers may be invited for questioning any moment from now. Feelers last week indicated that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been placed on the alert over curious withdrawals meant to support the mass unrest.
As Nigerian workers prepare to down tools from this week, security agencies have begun to look into the activities of six marketers for allegedly bankrolling the proposed nationwide protest.
It was gathered that the marketers may be invited for questioning any moment from now. Feelers last week indicated that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been placed on the alert over curious withdrawals meant to support the mass unrest.
According to findings by security agencies, the concerned marketers were alleged to be working in concert with some trade union leaders to make the country ungovernable.
It was gathered that the security reports had indicted the affected marketers of budgeting over N1billion to frustrate the withdrawal of fuel subsidy. It was also learnt that the security agencies uncovered a secret meeting between the marketers and some senators and members of the House of Representatives on how to compromise the National Assembly to reject the withdrawal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government.
A reliable source said: “We are probing some marketers for taking undue advantage of issues raised by labour to cause mayhem nationwide.
“Security agencies have identified six of the marketers, who are the arrowheads of this covert plot to bring down the government.
“These marketers have voted over N1billion to hijack the labour strike to make the nation ungovernable.
“Some of these marketers will soon be invited for questioning. And whoever is involved would be tried accordingly.
“These marketers are unhappy because the removal of subsidy will put an end to cooking of records to get refund from government and diversion of subsidised imported petrol to neighbouring African countries where they make triple profit.
“They are also angry that it will no longer be business as usual. They are some of the beneficiaries of fuel subsidy.
“Unfortunately, they have made labour leaders to believe that they are backing Nigerian workers for a just cause.”
Meanwhile, the CBN and the EFCC have been placed on the alert to check curious withdrawals by some marketers to fund a nationwide strike.
Investigation showed that the apex bank and the EFCC are monitoring commercial banks on curious withdrawals.
A Deputy Governor with CBN, Mr Tunde Lemo, however, said: “If anybody is concocting huge withdrawals to finance a national strike, it will fail.
“I think we should all rally round the government to allow this deregulation to succeed. There will be initial pains but Nigerians will enjoy the benefits.”
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