BY MAYOWA SAMUEL
The Nigeria Labour Congress has slated January 27 and February 1, 2022 for massive nationwide protests against the Federal Government’s plan to remove fuel subsidy.
The union arrived at the decision on Friday after an urgent meeting in Abuja.
The NLC made this known in a communique issued at the end of the National Executive Council meeting, signed by the its President, Ayuba Wabba and General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja.
According to the communique, NEC had resolved to reject and resist the planned increase in the pump price of petrol by the Federal Government, describing the plan as extremely insensitive to the acute hardship facing Nigerian workers and people.
Advising the government to shelve the plan, the body urged the government to rather promote local capacity to refine petroleum products for domestic use rather than importation.
The NLC said pursuant to its rejection and resistance of further increase in the price of petrol, it would organise protest rallies in all the 36 states of the federation on January 27, 2022.
This, it added, would culminate in the submission of protest letters to all the 36 state governors.
The body stated that subsequently, a national protest would take place on February 1, 2022 in Abuja.
The Union however noted that in case government decided to announce new petrol prices before the proposed protests, the protest would kick off instantly and without any other further notice in every state of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
