February 16, (THEWILL) – The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a two-day nationwide mass protest for February 27 and 28, 2024, over biting economic hardship and the deteriorating security situation in the country.
NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, stated this at a press conference on Friday, at the Labour House headquarters of the Labour movement in Abuja.
Ajaero said the protest will begin a week after the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum it issued to the Federal Government which will expire on February 23.
He said the decision was made to protest the current hardship being faced by Nigerians.
THEWILL reported that the NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had on February 8, threatened a nationwide strike.
The organised labour lamented that millions of Nigerian workers are facing hunger, erosion of purchasing power and insecurity due to reforms that drove up inflation.
Ajaero said the Federal Government should not flout the deadline of the 14-day ultimatum.
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