NLC declares February 27, 28 national protest days over hardship, puts members on standby for indefinite strike

By Abiodun OBA

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has directed its members and affiliate unions to begin mobilisation for a two-day national protest expected to take place on February 27 and 28.

The two-day national protest will take place at the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum it had earlier issued over federal government’s failure to implement all the agreements signed with it in October 2023.

President of the NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, who addressed newsmen at the end of the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja, asked his members to be on standby for an indefinite strike, which would commence seven days after the nationwide protest if the government still fails to meet its demands.

Ajaero, who noted that Labour urged the government to immediately implement the agreement and restore faith in the democratic process as Nigerians were struggling to survive.

The NLC President warned that it was no longer interested in empty talks from the government but in actions.