…threatens boycott of telecom providers
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has requested all affiliate our bodies to mobilise it’s members for February 4th nationwide protest towards the 50% improve in telecom providers.
Joe Ajaero, NLC President, in an announcement on Wednesday, stated the Nationwide Administrative Council (NAC) of the NLC met and took the choice to embark on the protest to pressure the Federal Authorities reverse the rise.
“To specific our collective opposition to this arbitrary tariff hike, the NLC will embark on a nationwide mass rally on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
Ajaero acknowledged, “that the rally will function a warning on the risks of imposing such an unfair improve on a struggling inhabitants incomes a minimal wage of solely ₦70,000; a inhabitants that has suffered outrageous hike within the value of petrol, excessive price of meals, hike in electrical energy tariff and common rising inflation.”
The President directed all of the NLC associates and State Councils to start full mobilisation in preparation for the February 4, 2025, nationwide protest rally.
“Keen civil society allies are additionally inspired to affix the preparation. The Congress calls on all Nigerian employees, the casual sector, and most people to face in solidarity towards this unjust coverage.
“NAC-in-session calls for a direct suspension of the 50% tariff hike.
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” It calls on the Federal Authorities, the Nigeria Communication Fee (NCC) and the Nationwide Meeting to have interaction in significant dialogue with important stakeholders to evaluation the proposed tariff adjustment inside the context of the financial realities going through Nigerians”, he stated.
The NLC warned that “Ought to these not be heeded, the Nigeria Labour Congress will escalate its actions, together with the potential of a nationwide boycott of telecommunication providers and additional mass actions which can contain nationwide withdrawal of our service to withstand insurance policies that exacerbate poverty and inequality.”
The NLC stated it’s dedicated to defending the pursuits of Nigerian employees and residents towards exploitative financial insurance policies.
“We won’t relent in our wrestle towards insurance policies that undermine the welfare and dignity of our folks. Nigerian employees and residents should unite and take motion to forestall additional financial oppression. We should resist any coverage that prioritizes company income over the well-being of the folks”, he added.
NLC stated the NAC-in-session completely rejected the 50% Telecom Tariff Hike, which it considers as too harsh for residents.
It due to this fact strongly condemned the Nigeria Communications Fee, NCC’s resolution to approve the rise in telecommunications tariffs.
The Labour Union described the choice as “insensitive, unjustifiable, and a direct assault on Nigerian employees and the overall populace, who’re already burdened by worsening financial hardship foisted on them by Insurance policies of Authorities, which was no fault of theirs”
Recall that the Union had earlier urged the Federal Authorities to revert to the outdated charges, following the financial hardship at the moment confronted by Nigerians.
