NLC set for nationwide protest despite FG’s suspension of petrol subsidy removal

Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has mentioned it is going to proceed with its deliberate nationwide protest on Thursday regardless of the announcement by the Federal Authorities that it has suspended the plan to take away the gas subsidy.

Forward of the mass rally, the NLC has written to the 36 state governors to demand the withdrawal of the elimination of the gas subsidy scheduled for June.

The NLC argued that the perennial hike within the pump worth of petrol and different refined petroleum merchandise was a switch of presidency failure and lack of ability to successfully govern the nation.

However the Minister of Finance, Price range and Nationwide Planning, Zainab Ahmed; and the Minister of State Petroleum Sources, Timipre Sylva; on the Nationwide Meeting on Monday mentioned the Federal Authorities had suspended the plan to take away gas subsidy.

Regardless of the brand new improvement, the Assistant Common Secretary, NLC, Asuzu Echezona, confirmed that the rally would go on as deliberate.

“We’re persevering with with preparation for the protests,” he clarified on Thursday evening.

Additionally, the Ogun State Chairman of the NLC, Emmanuel Bankole, in an interview with The PUNCH, mentioned the union was going forward with the protest.

He acknowledged, “The congress noticed a sport plan and deceit within the new improvement therefore, there is no such thing as a going again within the deliberate protest scheduled within the state towards the plan by the Federal Authorities.

“We’re conscious (of the suspension of the gas subsidy elimination). We’re going forward with the Thursday protest. There is no such thing as a going again.”