Anambra NLC Joins Nationwide protests Against Oil Subsidy Removal
Anambra State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday, joined her counterpart across the country in a peaceful protest against Federal Government especially the Oil Subsidy Removal which.
They complained that Nigerians, especially the workers and the poor, are passing through so much hardship.
It was gathered that all the affiliate bodies of the NLC in the state including representatives of the National Union of Road Transport Worker (NURTW), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), and others assembled at the state NULGE Office in Awka, where they kicked off the rally which was terminated at the Ekwueme Square, Awka.
The protesters carried placards with different inscriptions such as, “End fuel price increase, Fix our local refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna, “No to Jumbo pay for politicians, “TUC stronger together, “Stop Naira devaluation, we can not bear the sufferings any more, “Pay University workers their salaries”, “8,000 palliative to households, insult to Nigerians”, among others.
In his address, the State Chairman of NLC, Comrade Humphre Emeka Nwafor, said the protest aimed at bringing to the notice of government, the hardship the citizens of Nigerians are passing through
Comrade Nwafor said, “The organized labour in Anambra State under my leadership, joined the national body to send the message to the Federal Government.
“The Subsidy removal the Federal Government announced during Tinubu’s Inauguration, has inflicted so much hardship on Nigerians.
“Other Nigerians should equally raise their voices against the current economy status of the country.
“We demanded that the FG should pay the 8-months salary of University workers.
“The FG should not allow private companies to determine the price increase of petroleum products for Nigerians, when we have our regulatory agency.
“We are not accepting the N8,000 palliative.
“As I speak, the cost of living here in Anambra State is very high. The current house rent in Awka is higher than other state capitals of the federation while workers monthly salaries remain the same.
“We called on President Tinubu to revise all the anti-policies he has put in place for the sake of the poor masses.”
Comrade Nwafor noted that the protest match was a warning to the Federal Government to do the needful.
The protest was peacefully monitored by security personnel from the Police and DSS.
In their separate speeches, the NURTW State Chairman, Comrade Dominic Ezebuenyi, ASUU-UNIZIK Chairman, Comrade Kingsley Ubaorji, the State NULGE Chairman, Comrade Adigwe Chikwelu and the NUJ Chairman, Comrade Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, also appealed to the Government to help reconsider its policies for the sake of poor Nigerians who cannot afford a square meal per day.
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