Despite the
effect of factions in the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the labour body
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 put paid to its threat to mobilise for industry action
against the hike in petrol pump price from N85.50 to N145 by the Federal
Government last week, reports ITRealms.
NLC also
held its protest in the nation’s capital and Lagos among other cities in the
country including Ekiti and Jos States.
In Lagos,ITRealms reports that after the briefing by labour leaders at the Labour House,
members took to the street matching from Yaba to Ikeja via Ikorodu Road in
Lagos.
Although
along Ikorudu road, the protesting NLC team encountered security agencies, but
the exercise continued causing lots of traffic.
ITRealms
recalls that the four-day ultimatum NLC gave to the Federal
Government expired on Tuesday midnight, with a court in Abuja constrained NLC
from carrying out its warning.
NLC and its affiliates
in a letter dated May 13, 2016 and addressed to all the state presidents,
secretaries of labour unions, directed members to sensitise all their
colleagues towards embarking on indefinite strike cum mass protest action
slated to commence on Wednesday 18, May 2016 across the country till further
notice.
NLC, therefore advised
member unions including the Nigeria Union of Local
Government Employees, to liaise with the leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress
in their states for further arrangements concerning the protest and give this
directive a widest publicity it deserves.
ITRealms recalls that the Nigerian
government last week proclaimed a new price of 145 Naira per litre of Premium
Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise call fuel, on May 11, which has so far been
rejected by the labour force in the country.
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