Nationwide protest: Kwara NLC sets up 6- man committee

The Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has set up a six-man committee to mobilise members across affiliate unions for the organised labour planned nationwide protest.

The planned protest was due to the decision of the Federal Government to completely remove subsidy from premium motor spirit, PMS otherwise known as petrol.

The nationwide mass resentment is scheduled to hold January 27, 2022.

According to the state NLC Chairman, Comrade Issa Aliyu Ore, the committee is to also reach out to civil society groups and nongovernmental organisations for massive turnout of the relevant stakeholders against the government’s plan.

A litre of petrol is currently sold between N153 and N155, depending on the fuel stations.

Ore constituted the committee at the State Executive Council, SEC meeting of the NLC held earlier on Wednesday at the Labour House along Lajorin Road, GRA, Ilorin, the State Capital.

He disclosed that the protest was to also express the displeasure of the workers on the proposed hike in the electricity tariff and others.

The NLC chairman explained that the constitution of the six-man committee was in line with the directive of the National Executive Council, NEC meeting of the union held in Abuja recently.

Ore noted that the idea of the mass action of the organised labour was to shutdown the entire country and to intimate the government at the centre that its recent decisions were anti-masses.

The six-man committee include the state Treasurer of NLC, Comrade Rafiu Adeniran, who is to serve as Chairman; acting Secretary of the state NLC, Comrade Owoeye Emmanuel; state NUJ Secretary, Omotayo Ayanda; Temitope Sanusi, Bola Adigun and Rasidi Maiyaki.

On the consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage in Kwara State, the NLC boss said both the government and concerned labour unions had signed an agreement on the implementation of the wage across board.

He told SEC meeting that the organised labour was awaiting the circular of the state government on the agreement, which is billed to be issued latest next week Monday.

Speaking at the meeting, the state NUJ Chairman, Abdullateef ‘Lanre Ahmed, urged the leadership of the organized labour to ensure that the consequential adjustment in the new minimum wage reflects the economic reality of state workforce.

Other members of NLC SEC, who spoke at the meeting, applauded the NLC leadership for its efforts and called for timeliness in the issuance of the circular for the consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage.