The Trade Union Congress has backed out of the planned two-day nationwide protest declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress over the high cost of living, inflation, insecurity, and hardship in the country.
The Vice-President of the TUC, Tommy Etim, told newsmen on Wednesday that the decision to protest on February 27 and 28 as announced by the NLC was not taken collectively by both unions.
“the NLC unilaterally took the decision on the planned protest, there is no way we can join the protest.” he said
The development is coming as the Department of State Services warned organised Labour against the planned mass action, saying it could be hijacked.
It would be recalled that the NLC had on February 16 declared a two-day protest which would begin after the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum it issued to the Federal Government which will expire on Thursday, February 22.
By – Opeoluwa Micheal-Ayobami
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