CurrentReport Blog The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has shed light on the union’s decision to mobilize Nigerians for a two-day protest. Contrary to popular belief, the protest is not solely centered on the minimum wage but rather reflects the pervasive hunger gripping the nation.
Ajaero, addressing journalists, underscored that the removal of the fuel subsidy precipitated an alarming surge in the prices of essential commodities, exacerbating the already dire economic conditions in Nigeria. He lamented the failure of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to adequately address the challenges stemming from the subsidy removal.
Highlighting the administration’s inaction, Ajaero emphasized that despite labor’s recommendations, tangible measures to mitigate the repercussions of the subsidy removal have not been implemented. He pointed out that addressing transportation woes could have alleviated a significant portion of the hunger crisis plaguing the populace.
“The hunger in the land has reached unprecedented levels since the deregulation,” remarked the NLC leader, accentuating the detrimental impact of the policy shift on the livelihoods of ordinary citizens. He iterated that swift action on the transportation front could have mitigated nearly half of the prevailing hunger crisis.
