The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has refuted allegations going round that they have pulled out from the planned nation wide protest which is scheduled to happen on the 1st of August 2024.
Joe Ajaero, the president of NLC stated that the union had not withdrawn from the protest given the reason that, the commission had not staged the protest.
“A news report of the withdrawal of the Nigeria Labour Congress from the widely discussed national protest has been brought to our attention. The Nigeria Labour Congress debunks such a story as patently false.
“The truth is that the Nigeria Labour Congress cannot withdraw from a protest that it did not organise. It is only the organisers of the speculated national protest that can decide to pull out or continue with the protest,” this was contained in a press release which was signed by Ajaero.
Ajaero clarified that the NLC’s industrial activities, like protests, are guided by a structured decision-making process that involves internal trade union structures and leadership permission to guarantee contemplation before initiating action.
“Yet, the fact that the Nigeria Labour Congress is not the body organising the protest does not mean that Organised Labour is oblivious of the dire living conditions Nigerians have been subjected to by the harsh economic policies of government,” he clarified.
He declared that in these “trying and excruciating times,” the NLC is in solidarity with the people of Nigeria.
Additionally, Ajaero urged President Bola Tinubu to speak with the protest movement’s leaders in respect to their demands.
Additionally, Ajaero urged President Bola Tinubu to speak with the protest movement’s leaders in respect to their demands.
news concerning the protest have been making waves on social media with the hashtags #EndBadGovernance, #TinubuMustGo, and #Revolution2024.
