The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has said the economic programmes of the Accord Party presidential candidate, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, and that of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, deserve serious public attention ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Ajaero made the remarks during an interview with Seun Okinbaloye on _Mic On_, where he was asked about the economic policy proposal of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
Rather than dwell on Atiku’s proposal, the NLC President said he had examined the positions canvassed by Hashim and Adebayo and found their approaches worthy of engagement.
He contrasted their positions with those of Mr. Peter Obi, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and President Bola Tinubu, whom he described as sharing broadly similar economic thinking, which he characterised as far-right market-oriented.
Ajaero’s comments have drawn fresh attention to Hashim’s economic platform, particularly his Energy First agenda, which places affordable energy, increased domestic production, industrialisation and expansion of productive capacity at the centre of his proposed economic transformation.
Hashim has proposed a starting petrol price of N605 per litre, with a medium to long-term target of N200 to N300 per litre to be achieved through lower production costs, domestic refining, increased crude oil output and improved operational efficiency.
He has also pledged to raise Nigeria’s crude oil production to at least four million barrels per day within 24 months, while expanding domestic refining and energy infrastructure as part of a broader plan to reposition Nigeria as a major global energy power.
