Afrigather The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday insisted on going forward with the planned protest fastened for February 27 and 28.
Joe Ajaero, President of the NLC, whereas reacting to considerations expressed by the Division of State Service (DSS), on the proposed protests, mentioned ” Historical past won’t forgive us” if the NLC fails to hold out the awareness protests.
Ajaero described as ” unsolicited”, the recommendation of the Division of State Safety ” to shelve the deliberate protest in opposition to the unprecedented high cost of living despite the indescribable struggling within the land, spiralling inflation, deepening poverty and the Naira at an trade fee of N1,900 to the US Greenback.”
In keeping with the Service, the deliberate protest needs to be shelved “within the curiosity of peace and public order”, pre-supposing that the motion is meant to be violent and disruptive even when we have now a historical past of peaceable protests.
“Extra worrying is the brand new position the Service has assigned to itself, the chief spokes particular person of the federal government.
NLC famous that ” in keeping with the Service, “It’s common information that each one ranges of Authorities are striving to ameliorate the prevailing financial situation and as such, needs to be given a good thing about the doubt, To this point, applicable authorities are working assiduously with a spectrum of stakeholders to style out modalities to handle the present difficulties”.
“We’re equally apprehensive that though the “Service is conscious that some parts are planning to make use of the chance of the protest to foment disaster and by extension, widespread violence”, and but haven’t executed the arrest of those parts.
“We’re equally intrigued by the innuendos of the Service, their philosophy of “peace” and wild allegations and we wish to reassure them that nobody loves this nation greater than us and on our honour, we might by no means do something that may compromise its sovereignty or safety.
“Having mentioned this, we might not have ourselves blackmailed or lied in opposition to by the Service. Our protest is a peaceable one in opposition to the unpardonable price of dwelling of which the unserviced personnel of the Service are additionally victims.
” We can’t fold our palms and faux all is nicely. That might be a grievous conspiracy that historical past won’t forgive.”
