By Celestine Ihejirika, Jalingo
The Taraba State chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Tuesday declared that all is now set for massive nation wide protest already scheduled for Wednesday, August 2, 2023.
The state labour chairman Comrade Peter Jediel who confirmed this in an interview with our correspondent in Jalingo said there is no going back on the protest in the 36 states of the federation including the federal capital Abuja.
He said already the state chapter in Taraba had concluded its meeting yesterday with all labour unions over the protest, adding that the federal government is completely insensitive to the suffering of Nigerians
Comdr Jediel said the protest which will include all civil servants from permanent secretaries down to the last cadre in office also will witness market traders of both men and women including private sectors in the state.
According to him, major reason for the protest was to engage federal government to loot into the sufferings of Nigerian masses Particularly on recent increase in fuel, high cost of commodities, goods and services among other ranging issues.
The labour boss pointed out that the protest which commences at 9.am is expected all and sundry to converge at labour congress secretaries before the movement.
Comdr Jediel who appealed to the general public to join the protest said the demonstration will be violent free, peaceful and devoid of insults and unguided utterances and expressed confident on the part of security agents that will be on board to maintain law and order, before, during and after the peaceful demonstration.
He further re-iterated that Tinubu led-administration should clearly understand the definition of democracy which literally means “government of the people” and come to terms with labour leaders and find lasting solution to the lingering issue and put an end to the suffering masses.
The labour leader added that to end this face-off, the present leadership of Nigeria should borrow a leaf from its predecessors like Gen Ibrahim Babangida, Abdulsami Abubakar, Olusegun Obasonjo and Goodluck Jonathan on their amicable resolutions with labour leaders in the past.
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