The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has commenced mass mobilisation of Civil Society Organisations, CSOs ahead of its planned January 27 and February 1 st demonstrations nationwide against Federal Government’s proposed petrol subsidy removal.
It was learnt that meetings between the congress and leaders of the
organisations are expected to hold tomorrow in Abuja and Friday in
Lagos.
According to a letter by NLC President Ayuba Wabba and General
Secretary Emmanuel Ugboaja, the meetings are expected to be attended
by members of the Central Working Committee, CWC of the congress
and the partner unions’ leadership.
The labour planned protest is to register the rejection by Nigerian
workers and people of the increase in petrol pump petrol to 340 and 360
naira per litre.
Also, President of the Trade Union Congress, TUC Quadri Olaleye, said
the National Administrative Council, CWC, and National Executive
Council of the NLC would subsequently meet for three days from
January 20 to fine-tune the plans for the protests.
