The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has clarified that it is not behind a nationwide protest against hunger scheduled for August 1.
In a statement on Wednesday, Joe Ajaero, president of the NLC, said reports of the congress pulling out of the protest are false, adding that the labour union “cannot withdraw from a protest that it did not organise”.
“A news report of the withdrawal of the Nigeria Labour Congress from the widely discussed national protest has been brought to our attention. The Nigeria Labour Congress debunks such a story as patently false,” he said.
“The truth is that the Nigeria Labour Congress cannot withdraw from a protest that it did not organise. It is only the organisers of the speculated national protest can decide to pull out or continue with the protest.
Ajaero advised the government to negotiate with the leaders of the protest, noting that it would be counter-productive for “the federal government to meet the widespread anger in the land with brute force”.
