By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kogi State Council, Comm. Gabriel Amari, on Tuesday in Lokoja urged the Federal Government to embark on policies that could reduce hardships on Nigerians.
Amari made the call during the National Protest Rally organised by the Chapter on Tuesday in Lokoja.
Amari said the rally was declared by the national body of the NLC to protest against the current economic hardships, hunger, poverty and insecurity in the country.
He stressed that the hardship was occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy and some policies of President Bola Tinubu which had brought untold hardships to Nigerians.
He noted that the protest was never a coup or a threat against the government but to impress on government to quickly put some measures in place to alleviate the suffering of the masses.
According to him, the federal government has failed to implement the 15-point agreements reached with the NLC in October 2023 after the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum given by the union.
“People are losing their jobs on daily basis; we cannot fold our hands in the same country we called ours and allow selected few people to come up with draconian policies that are detriment to our existence as a people.
“We want President Tinubu to reverse his policies because they do not favour us,” he said.
Also speaking, the Chairman, National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), Kogi council, Monday Aduku, said NLC had given enough time to government to meet their demands but all to no avail.
On his part, the State’s Chairman, Radio Television Theatre and Art Workers’ Union (RATTAWU) Kogi, Haruna Isa, said the present economic hardship was unbearable for the masses.
The protest which witness massive turnouts of workers, was kick-started at the NLC House, 200 Housing Unit, Lokoja through to the Dunamis Church junction and back to the Labour House where it was terminated.
