We’ll Join NLC Protest -Maritime Workers
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Edith CHUKU
The Head of Media, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria MWUN, Mr. Kennedy Ikemefuna, has expressed the readiness of the union to join the two-day nationwide protest being organized by the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC.
Ikemefuna stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday.
He explained that the decision was necessary following the directive of NLC that its affiliate members across the nation should strictly comply.
According to him, “The MWUN would join the Nigeria Labour Congress’s two-day nationwide protest holding on the 27-28th of February 2024, as directed by the congress after its NEC-in-session meeting held on Monday, in Abuja, directing all its affiliate members across the nation to strictly comply.
“The protest is coming against the backdrop of the Federal Government’s refusal to honour the October 2023 agreement signed with the congress.”
Recall that on February 16, the NLC announced the nationwide protest scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday over the alleged government’s failure to implement agreements reached between both parties on October 2, 2023, following the removal of the fuel subsidy.
The decision followed the conclusion of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government to implement measures against the widespread hardship.
