From Godwin Agia, Jalingo
The Taraba State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Tuesday joined colleagues all over the country to protest against hardship, hunger, dwindling economy and high cost of living faced by its citizens.
Addressing comrades at the Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Jalingo, the State capital, the Chairman NLC in the State Comrade Peter Jediel said the protest was occasioned by the hardship experienced presently by Nigerians which according to him, was as a result of the subsidy removal by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led Federal Government.
Jediel, who said the Exercise would last for two days beginning from 27th and 28th February described it as a peaceful one explaining that Taraba people are peace lovers.
Comrade Jediel later, read a Communique issued at the End of the National Executive Council (NEC) Meeting of NLC held on Friday, 16th Day of February, 2024 as signed by the Union’s National President, Comrade Joe Ajaero and the Acting General Secretary, Comrade Ismail Bello.
The Communique stressed the announcement of Tinubu on 29th May, 2023 while delivering his inaugural speech as the President of the Country where he removed the fuel subsidy.
He pointed out that following the announcement, the price of the product escalated across the Country, while the citizens were thrown into increasing hardship, hunger, among others.
