The Nigeria Labour Congress -NLC has declared a two-day warning strike, beginning on Tuesday, September 5, in protest against the Federal Government for failing to address the challenges caused by the removal of fuel subsidy.
Recall that on August 2, organised labour protested the alleged anti-people policies of the President Bola Tinubu administration.
NLC and TUC and their affiliate unions demonstrated in the Federal Capital Territory -FCT and several states, including Lagos, Abia, Plateau, Kaduna, Kano, Rivers, Zamfara, Katsina, Cross River, Ebonyi, Enugu, Kwara, Ogun, Imo, Ondo, and Edo.
The NLC protest followed a seven-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government demanding the immediate reversal of all anti-poor policies of the federal government including the recent hike in Premium Motor Spirit -PMS price, increase in public school fees, the release of the eight months withheld salary of university lecturers and workers”.
The union also demanded an upward review of the minimum wage from 30,000 naira to 200,000 naira, saying that since the President’s subsidy is gone in the inauguration speech of May 29, 2023, the peace of mind of Nigerians had gone.
Reports say several meetings between the Presidency and the unions on palliatives for Nigerians suffering hardship in the wake of the petrol subsidy removal proved abortive.