The organized labour on Wednesday in Kano joined their counterparts in the country for a nationwide peaceful protest against the current harsh situation occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal.
The peaceful protest led by Kano State NLC Chairman, Kabiru Inuwa started from Murtala Muhammad library on Ahmadu Bello way and terminated at the government House, Kano.
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The protesters who carried placards with various inscriptions, condemned the current harsh economic situation brought about by the insensitive decision of the Federal Government to withdraw the fuel subsidy.
It was observed that security was very beefed up as stern looking armed security personnel were deployed along the major streets of the ancient city.
Speaking at the government House, the NLC chairman said the action was in exercise of their right as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and African Charter on human and Peoples’ Rights
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“The effort to resolve some of the pains of increase in the prices of PMS through the instrumentality of dialogue has been frustrated by the government.
“Government has also tried to restrain Labour from exercising the right to strike to press home its demands using court injunction and we did not want to disobey court orders even as the process was patently faulty and suspect. Therefore, we are left with no other option but to exercise the fundamental right to protest these policies and its destructive impact on our people.
“We want to remind the Bola Tinubu administration that the primary purpose of Government as enshrined in section 2 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the fundamental.
“We need to support poor and vulnerable Nigerians through structured and comprehensive social protection. There must be comprehensive government support for Education and Health Sectors instead of commercializing them,” he said.
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The NLC chairman later handed over a letter to the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Baffa Bichi for onward submission to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Responding, the SSG, who thanked the labour union for their peaceful conduct, promised to deliver the letter to Mr. President.
