The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2019 and 2023 general elections, Omoyele Sowore, activist Deji Adeyanju and others on Tuesday joined the Nigerian Labour Congress in its two-day massive protest in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, over the bad state of the economy.
Sowore, also convener of #RevolutionNow, had earlier met with the NLC leadership to discuss modalities for the two-day national demonstrations against hardship in the country.
The members of the labour unions were also seen in their large numbers at the Labour House Abuja from where they proceeded to the National Assembly.
NLC is demanding immediate intervention from the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government to ease the hardships citizens are currently facing in the country.
They are also protesting the government’s alleged failure to implement agreements reached between both parties on October 2, 2023, following the removal of the fuel subsidy.
The decision followed the conclusion of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government to implement measures against the widespread hardship.
SaharaReporters had reported about a meeting between the government and the NLC leadership on Monday night but it ended in a deadlock.
A press statement issued by Comrade Ismail Bello, the union General Secretary yesterday had also urged all its affiliated bodies to start mobilisation of their members for the nationwide protest slated to commence on Tuesday.