Protest: Listen to the cries of Nigerians, Labour tells FG, states
Warns against use of brute force on protesters IN the wake of growing hardship in the country and calls for a nationwide protest against President Bola Tinubu’s administration, the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has asked both the federal and state governments to listen to the cries of the people and warned against the use of brute force to suppress the protest. As the Federal Government has pleaded with Nigerians for more time, promising to handle the protest as a ‘’family matter.” It also pledged to resolve all issues in a manner that will ensure the peace and stability of the nation. Government’s position came on a day South-East governors advised aggrieved Nigerians not to go ahead with the nationwide protests, saying the country was too tensed for such protests. Similarly, the Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives called on the Federal Government to dialogue with planned protesters to address their concerns, while human rights activist, Femi Falana, SAN, warned governmen...