The Nigeria Labour Congress on Tuesday took to the streets in Kano in protest against the prevailing economic hardships in the country
The protest, which was in compliance with the directives of the national headquarters of the labour union, was peaceful as residents went about their normal businesses without any hindrance.
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Despite the protest, primary and secondary schools as well as places of businesses including markets were opened.
It was also observed that many commercial banks also opened for business while others offered skeletal services
The workers who matched from Race Course road to government House, carried placards with various inscriptions such as Stop the looting, Tax the Rich and subsidised the poor among others.
Speaking at Government House before submitting a letter to the State governor for onward submission to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the State chairman off the NLC, Kabir Inuwa said the level of poverty is increasing day by day while prices of foodstuffs and services are also skyrocketing every day.
“Everyday you go to market prices are increasing because if you buy a thing today you go back to buy it tomorrow you see the price is increased.
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” What we’re saying is the government should forget about the international lenders because they don’t wish our country well.
“The policies of the international lenders are only targeted at creating problems for the African nations because they don’t have goodwill for our country they only want to make us poorer,” Inuwa said.
The NLC chairman, who lamented the current economic hardships in the country, expressed confidence in the NLC’s cause, adding that “NLC is for the interest of the people.
“We know that president Bola Tinubu is a Democrat and democracy is listening to the people.
“We are not against him. He is our president, we respect him but let him allow the poor to breathe.”
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Receiving the union leaders, the Head of Service, Abdullahi Musa, said,: “We have received your letter and the governor will handover the letter to Mr. President and something will be done to attend to your request.”
Musa commended the peaceful conduct of the protest and also lauded the security agencies for maintaining law and order all through the protest.
