Nigeria Labour Congress has commenced its nationwide protest in Abuja and Lagos against economic hardship under president Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
The NLC, led by its president, Joe Ajaero, had accused the Tinubu-led government of reneging on most of the palliatives it promised to facilitate workers’ pains since the fuel subsidy’s removal on May 29th, 2023.
Most of the protesters were seen carrying placards with inscriptions like: “Tax the Rich, Subsidize the Poor”, ” Make Our Refineries Work Before Removing Subsidy”, and “Let the Poor Breath”, “#END HUNGER AND POVERTY NOW!” among others.
The protest comes despite warnings from the Department of State Services (DSS) and some civil society groups against the rationality of organizing a mass protest against economic hardship in the country.
Meanwhile, unlike in the previous protest, the Trade Union Congress and TUC members did not partake in the civic exercise.