Thousands of protesters from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), have pulled down the gate of the National Assembly in Abuja.
Organised labour in Nigeria is protesting the hardship inflicted on Nigerians by the removal of fuel subsidy removal, as well as the delayed implementation of palliatives.
Armed with flags and placards, the protesters who converged at Unity Fountain, Abuja, marched to the Federal Ministry of Justice, before proceeding to the National Assembly.
However, angered by the failure of security officials to allow them access to the National Assembly complex, the protesters pulled down the gates and thronged into the assembly complex.
The Organised Labour including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and their affiliate unions, today, kicked off a protest in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and other states of the Federation including Lagos, Abia, Plateau, Kaduna, Kano, Rivers, Zamfara, Katsina, Cross River, Ebonyi, Enugu, Kwara, Ogun, Imo, Ondo, and Edo.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio is expected to address the protesters ahead of today’s screening of ministerial nominees.
At the end of Senate’s closed-door session, Akpabio said the red chamber has set up a three-man committee to meet with the protesters at the National Assembly.
