The Nigeria Labour Congress has denied that it has withdrawn from the planned nationwide protest against economic hardship on August 1.
In a press statement issued by Ajero The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, stated that the union cannot withdraw from a protest it did not organize.
Ajero said: “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.
“The truth is that the Nigeria Labour Congress cannot withdraw from a protest that it did not organize. It is only the organizers of the speculated national protest that can decide to pull out or continue with the protest,”
However, Ajaero explained that the NLC has a structured decision-making process, which includes internal trade union mechanisms and leadership approval, that guides its industrial actions, such as protests, to ensure consideration before taking action.
“Yet, the fact that the Nigeria Labour Congress is not the body organizing the protest does not mean that Organised Labour is oblivious of the dire living conditions Nigerians have been subjected to by the harsh economic policies of the government,” he clarified.
