Report reaching becksblog.com.ng, that the Nigeria Labour Congress, has on Tuesday, February 27, suspended it’s nationwide protest, gave Nigerian government new ultimatum.
Recall, the union had declared a 2-day nationwide protest across Nigeria and today, February, 27 is the first day of the protest.
Becksblog had reported earlier, that Lagos, Abuja and other states have joined in the protest on Tuesday morning.
However, in a communique at the end of the National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday evening, NLC revealed that the objectives of the protest were achieved on the first day of the demonstration and the ongoing protest has to be called off.
Read the communique below;
“Consequently, NEC-in-session resolved as follows: to suspend street action for the second day of the Protest having achieved overwhelming success thus attained the key objectives of the 2-day protest on the first day.
“You have to understand it. This protest is about hunger. What of those who are not working? The minimum wage, when will it be completed? When will it be implemented? What will be the minimum wage that will remove hunger?” Ajaero queried.
“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 7-days ultimatum by another 7 days which now expires on the 13th day of March, 2024 within which the Government is expected to implement all the earlier agreement 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 on the expiration of the 14 days Government refuses to comply with the demands as contained in the ultimatum,” the union chairman, Ajaero added.
