NLC To Proceed With Hardship Protest As Last Minute Dialogue Fails

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed to continue with the proposed nationwide protest against hardship slated from Tuesday following a deadlock in a last-minute meeting with top officials of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government.

Participants at the meeting included Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN); Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha; Minister for Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari; Minister of Finance, Wale Edun; Minister of Budget and Planning, Atiku Bagudu; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume; Head of Service, Folasade Yemi Esan; as well as representatives of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and Trade Union Congress, TUC.

After the closed-door meeting, the NLC president, Joe Ajaero, told Newsmen that the hardship protest would go on as planned. “The rally goes on,” he said.

Recalling the advisory issued by the Department of State Services on the protest, he said, “It is part of their (DSS) constitutional responsibilities to make sure that the rally is peaceful while we are going to try from our own side to make sure it is peaceful.”

Ajero added that their list of demands would be submitted to the National Assembly on Tuesday.

He said: “That is all. We have concluded on that. We are not doing rallies for the sake of moving around. We have demands which we must present. Maybe by tomorrow, when we present it at the National Assembly, a copy of it will be made available to journalists.”

GWG.ng had earlier reported that the NLC had disclosed its resolve to go ahead with the protest mobilised against hardship arising from reforms adopted by the Tinubu administration.

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