NLC Suspends One Day Old Street Protests, Issues a Fresh 14 Day Deadline to FG
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its two-day nationwide street protests over the economic hardships in the country.
Instead, the congress says it will organize a press conference today at the state levels and Abuja to further sensitize the public on its agenda.
The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, announced this in a communique issued at the end of an emergency meeting of the Congress National Executive Council in Abuja.
Congress extends its seven-day deadline to the federal government after the two-day protests, by another seven days now to expire on March 13.
After the expiration, congress says it will meet again to consider further action if the federal government fails to meet its demands.
The congress explained that it suspended the street protests for Wednesday, following the effectiveness of the first-day protests.
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According to the congress, it achieved its objectives on the first day of the protests.
Consequently, NEC-in-session resolved as follows: To suspend street action for the second day of the Protest having achieved overwhelming success and thus attained the key objectives of the 2-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.
To reaffirm and extend the seven-day ultimatum by another seven days which now expires on the 13th day of March 2024 within which the Government is expected to implement all the earlier agreements of the 2nd day of October 2023 and other demands presented in our letter during today’s nationwide protest.
To meet and decide on further lines of action if the expiration of the 14 days Government refuses to comply with the demands as contained in the ultimatum.
Once again, NEC recommits the NLC to continuing defending and promoting the interests and desires of Nigerian workers and the downtrodden masses,” it stated.
