NLC declares two-day nationwide protest over hardship

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has ordered its members and affiliate unions to begin mobilisation for a two-day national protest expected to take place on February 27 and 28 if the federal government fails to implement all the agreements signed with it in October 2023.

The two-day national protest will take place at the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum it had earlier issued.

Addressing newsmen at the end of the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja, Comrade Joe Ajaero, NLC President, asked his members to be on standby for an indefinite strike, which would commence seven days after the nationwide protest if the government still fails to meet its demands.

Ajaero noted that Labour was no longer interested in empty talks from the government but in actions. He, therefore, urged the government to immediately implement the agreement and restore faith in the democratic process, as Nigerians were struggling to survive.