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Economic Hardship: NLC backtracks on Street Protest
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it has suspended its Second Day Nationwide Streets Protest over Hunger and Economic Hardship in the Country.
Joe Ajaero, NLC President said this in a Communique jointly signed with Ismail Bello, Acting General Secretary of the Congress at the end of its National Executive Council(NEC) Meeting on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said the decision was taken by the National Executive Council of the NLC when it reviewed and assess the effectiveness of the Execution of the First Day of the Nationwide Protest.
“NEC-in-Session resolved to suspend Street Action for the Second Day of the Protest having achieved overwhelming success thus attained the key objectives of the Two-Day Protest on the First Day.
“”However, Nationwide Action continues tomorrow with simultaneous Press Conferences across all the States of the Federation by the State Councils of the Congress including the National Headquarters,” he said
Ajaero said the NLC had extended the Seven -Day Ultimatum given to Government by another seven days and would now expire on March 13.
He said the NLC expected the Government to implement all the earlier Agreement of October 2, 2023 and other demands presented in their Letter at the Nationwide Protest.
He said the NLC would meet and decide on further lines of action if, on the expiration of the 14-day, the Government refused to comply with the demands as contained in the Ultimatum.
Ajaero said NEC commended Nigerians, its Affiliates, State Councils, Workers and Civil Society Allies for peacefully demonstrating their outrage on the Hardship imposed by the Government and its twin altars, the IMF and the World Bank.
He said NEC also deeply appreciated Nigerian Workers and Masses for sending a strong message to the Powers that be on their united resolve to demand accountability from those who occupy Positions of Leadership in our Nation.
He expressed NLC commitment to continue to defend and promote the interests and desires of Nigerian Workers and the Downtrodden Masses.
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Hardship: Why we chicken out, NLC defends suspension of Protest
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said the day-two Nationwide Protest over Hunger and Economic Hardship was suspended due to alleged threats on the Leadership of the Congress.
Joe Ajaero, NLC President, said this at a News Conference on Wednesday in Abuja.
The National Executive Council (NEC,) of the NLC had called for a two- day Nationwide Protest against the crisis of survival and Hardship in Nigeria to be held between February 27 and February 28.
On the first day of the peaceful Protest, NEC of the Congress suspended day-two of the Protest.
According to Ajaero, it is important that Members of the Public are made aware of the grievous threats against the Leadership of the NLC.
“This is aimed at intimidating and harassing us into abandoning our choice of Democratic Expressions through the Nationwide Protests.
“”We have been threatened with all manners of consequences that will be meted out to us if we went ahead with the Protest.
“We were not, however, deterred as lifting the heavy yoke of suffering upon Nigerian Workers and Masses left us with no other choice than to press on, ” he said
He said that during the Tuesday Rally in Abuja, we had hard evidence of the importation of Agent Provocateurs.
The NLC President said the Agent Provocateurs were mobilised to the Protest Routes and Grounds to cause violence and unleash mayhem against peacefully assembled and Protesting Nigerians.
“God is, however, always a step ahead of the Enemies of Workers and Nigerian People.
“That was also one of the reasons we had to restructure the second day of the Nationwide Protest.
“As we address this Press Briefing, all the Major Routes to our Headquarters here in Abuja have become militarised,” he said.
Ajaero said that this level of intimidation was designed to suffocate and muzzle the Voices of the Citizens so that we can surrender the Civic Space to Retrogressive Forces of the Society.
According to the NLC president, today is the 46th Anniversary of NLC.
“The recognition of that also conditioned our decision to rearrange our activities for day-two to allow us observe our Birthday in a solemn Assembly in our various Secretariats across the Nation,” he said.
Ajaero therefore, said the NLC would remain steadfast in its commitment to defending and promoting the
interests of Nigerian Workers and the Downtrodden.
NEC of the NLC also extended the Ultimatum to the Government by an additional seven days, which would lapse in March to implement all Agreements reached.
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