The Presidency again warned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Sunday not to embark on its two-day nationwide protest against the rising cost of living in the country.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, handed down the warning.
He said there might be a possible hijack of the procession, arguing that it could worsen the deteriorating situation.
The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, had insisted in a statement on Sunday that the protest would be held on Tuesday and Wednesday as planned.
On February 16, the NLC announced the nationwide protest scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday over the alleged government’s 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.
Onanuga, in an interview with The PUNCH, described it as a “breach of the law” and an “illegal undertaking.’’
He said, “The attorney-general has written the NLC’s lawyer that the protest is illegal. So, they are breaching a court order if they want to go on with the protest.
“We are not aware of any plans to disrupt the protest, but what we can confirm is that they (NLC) are breaching an extant rule by a competent court that they should not go on protest. The protest itself is illegal. So, the NLC should bear that in mind.”
We need to be patient
Nigeria won’t be like this forever CHANGE is coming soon expect it
That is so stupid, do you mean we Nigerian have no power to protest against this hardship.
What causes the the protest illegal?
In a free democratic environment, when the masses are not given due attention, they usually resort measures they understand to send their messages.
The government has to come up with solutions against hunger, poverty, insecurity, misplaced priorities, economy meltdown,and strangulating policies.
That is one thing with courts in my dear country, when government is massaging the masses, they won’t say anything but when the masses are inversely up to look for their rights, it is then that the court will rise against the masses. It is as if the courts are meant to protect the rights of the government alone in Nigeria. You wonder what kind of sense with the courts in this country.
Nigeria oti lor Nigeria don die