There were massive protests in several parts of the country yesterday, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, where the protesters reportedly pulled down the gate of the National Assembly Complex.
The protesters were said to have also marched towards the second gate, which they also vowed to pull down to draw attention to their plight.
The protesters who comprise members of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress (TUC) and other aggrieved Nigerians, yesterday defied all impediments and trooped to the streets of Abuja and other cities across the country to protest against the debilitating hardship subsidy by the Bola Tinubu administration.
“Nigerian workers under the auspices of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and other aggrieved Nigerians on Wednesday trooped to the streets of Abuja, the nation’s capital to protest against the hardship caused by the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
The protest kicked off from the popular Unity Fountain with members of organized labour displaying placards and banners.
The President of NLC Joe Ajaero and TUC President Comrade Festus Osifo addressed the protesters at the Federal Ministry of Justice, calling on the Nigerian government to address the suffering being faced by the masses arising from the subsidy removal.
The protesters expressed dissatisfaction with the hikes in fuel prices and the failure of the Tinubu administration to reverse “unfriendly policies targeted against the poor”.
Some of the inscriptions on their placards read: #BringBackOurRefineries, Nigerians are suffering” etc.
