FROM MIJINYAWA BABA- UTHMAN MINNA
The Nigerian Labour Congress NLC,Niger State Council and Trade Union Congress TUC, has staged peaceful protest to express their displeasure over the hardship people are going through such as hunger, insecurity and poverty.
The protest which took from Labour house IBB road terminated at the Niger State House Assembly,Minna.
Addressing the Speaker,and other members of the house shortly after arriving at the Assembly complex,the NLC Chairman,Comrade Idrees Abdulkareem Lafene disclosed that the protest was aimed at drawing the attention of government at all levels to address the challenges confronting Nigerians such as hunger, insecurity,poverty and infrastructure decade and called for immediate intervention to address the crisis.
Comrade Lafene reiterated that labour movement is the voice of people,hence the need for the reversal of some unpopular government policies to save the people.
Comrade Idrees frowned at the high cost of living in all spheres of human endeavour across the country,saying prices of goods and services has been skyrocketed day by day as a result of removal of fuel subsidy especially,food stuffs, fertilizer as well as farm implements,and urged stakeholders and government to take drastic action to address the lingering crisis.
Earlier, the Speaker,Niger State House of Assembly, Barrister Abdulmalik Sarkin Daji had lauded the NLC leadership for embarking on the peaceful protest and assured that their message would be deliver to the appropriate authorities.
Sarkin Daji also promised that the House of Assembly will table the NLC demands at the preliminary.
The protest witnessed large turnout of all the affiliate unions in the state.
