http://www.newsportng.com.ng The Nigerian Labour Congress, (NLC) in collaboration with the Trade Union Congress, (TUC) has said that the N8,000 palliative as announced by president Bola Ahmed Tinubu is an insult to Nigerians.
The NLC and TUC Chairmen, Kaduna state Comrade Suleiman Ayuba and Abdulahi Alhassan Danfulani, stated this during the joint protest organized by the NLC and TUC in Kaduna on Wednesday, said Nigerians are not interested in any palliative but measures that can curb the effects of the removal of fuel subsidy, posed on its citizens.
According to Ayuba, Nigeria government is not specific on when to alleviate the plights of the citizens, instead continue to give enumerate obvious challenges in the country without possible solution, adding that priority should be given to the revival of refineries across the nation.
The Union Leaders, while rejecting the students loan proposed by the FG also condemned the hike in public school fees, stressing that free education is their right and therefore called for the reversal of school fees in all public schools.
He disclosed that the protest is just a one day national exercise to call the FG to order so they can know that NLC and TUC is still very much around, while calling on members to stay at alert for further instructions from the national headquarters.
He noted that the Union is very much open to dialogue for upper review of 200,000 to cushion the effect of the economic hardship on their members because it is not yet time for the review of minimum wage so as to improve their standard of living.
They also appreciated the Kaduna state government led by Senator Uba Sani who was represented at the protest by his special adviser on labour matter, Adamu Samaila, said it’s a departure from the Kaduna state government of the past.
