The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has attributed the suspension of its two-day protest to threat from unnamed quarters.
The workers’ union suspended the protest over rising cost of living it scheduled for February 27 and 28 midway into its commencement..…..CONTINUE READING>>>>>>
At a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday, NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, said the suspension arose from grievous threats against its leadership.
“This is aimed at intimidating and harassing us into abandoning our choice of democratic expressions through the nationwide protests.
“We have been threatened with all manners of consequences that will be meted out to us if we go ahead with the protest.
“We were not, however, deterred as lifting the heavy yoke of suffering upon Nigerian workers and masses left us with no other choice than to press on, ” Ajaero told newsmen.
He spoke further, “We had hard evidence of the importation of agent provocateurs.
“God is, however, always a step ahead of the enemies of workers and Nigerian people.
“That was also one of the reasons we had to restructure the second day of the nationwide protest.
“As we address this Press briefing, all the major routes to our Headquarters here in Abuja have become militarised.”…..CONTINUE READING>>>>>>
