The Nigeria Labour Congress mentioned it remained agency on its choice to proceed with scheduled protests for Tuesday and Wednesday, citing “mounting starvation and insecurity” in Nigeria.
NLC President, Joe Ajaero, disclosed this in an announcement on Sunday.
Ajaero alleged that the Federal Authorities is making an attempt to make use of a gaggle, the Nigeria Civil Society Discussion board, to focus on its members in the course of the rallies.
He vowed to make sure a complete shutdown of Nigeria by means of the withdrawal of companies by staff if any of its members had been attacked in the course of the protest.
The Division of State Providers has warned that the deliberate protest could also be hijacked by “some components.”
This was because the Legal professional Basic of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, warned that embarking on the rallies could be contempt of courtroom.
Nonetheless, the NLC assertion learn, “We’d wish to inform Nigerians that the state has perfected plans to assault our peaceable rallies throughout the nation.
“One of many teams being primed to assault our peaceable rallies goes by a nebulous title, Nigeria Civil Society Discussion board (NCSF).
“NCSF is among the emergency teams put collectively, funded, promoted and remote-controlled by the federal government to trigger violence in opposition to our members for electing to peacefully protest in opposition to starvation within the land.
“We, nevertheless, stay resolute, decided and ready to precise our ache and grief in a peaceable method as Nigerians come twenty seventh and twenty eighth of February 2024.”
Talking on the deliberate protests, the DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, had in an announcement known as on the NLC to shelve the plan.
He urged the NLC to not embark on the protests within the curiosity of peace and public order, stating that going forward with the protests might enhance pressure throughout the nation.
The assertion learn, “The eye of the DSS has been drawn to plans by sections of the organised labour to stage protests between twenty seventh and twenty eighth February 2024 in components of the nation over sundry financial points.
“Whereas the service recognises such an motion because the respectable proper of the labour motion, it, nevertheless, urges the physique to shelve the plan within the curiosity of peace and public order.
“The DSS additional calls on events to pursue dialogue and negotiation moderately than participating in conducts that would heighten tensions.
“That is extra in order that the service is conscious that some components are planning to make use of the chance of the protest to foment disaster and by extension, widespread violence. The event, doubtless, will worsen the socio-economic state of affairs throughout the nation.”
