…banks, insurance firms, fed bodies, Telecos others to shut down
The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC and organized labour will today begin a two-day warning strike to drive home their demands over President Bola Tinubu’s bitter economic policies that has further improvised Nigerians.
This is just as the PEPT formally announced that verdict would be delivered on the last presidential election petitions filed by major opposition parties in Nigeria, the Labour Party and Peoples Democratic Party.
TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) recalls President Tinubu had declared during his inauguration last May that fuel subsidy has gone forever.
To give his declaration teeth to bite the pump price of fuel the major source of energy in Nigeria was increased.
This development has led to untold hardships across Nigeria permanently eradicating the middle class in Nigeria.
Prices of goods and services hit the rooftops.
The NLC had in August gone on a strike but after promises by the Federal Government to make available palliatives to cushion the effects of the harsh economic policy, the strike was suspended.
Federal Government immediately rolled out palliatives giving each state of the federation N5bn and foodstuffs which amounted to a miserable N1500 per head when the cost of one litre of PMS is N617.
By last Thursday, the NLC issued a two-day warning strike to register its anger against Tinubu’s government’s lackadaisical attitude towards Nigerians who are still battling with the lacklustre eight-year rule of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
PEPT suddenly realized that it’s high time the long awaited judgement would be delivered during the two-day warning strike.
The Appeal Court venue of the PEPT has warned its workers to stay away from office on Wednesday as only accredited people would gain entrance into the venue.
The Chief Registrar of the Court, Oluwaleye Oluwasegun David, in a memo on Monday informed the staff that only those with tags would be allowed entry into the court premises.
The memo said the measure was taken to “create a conducive and peaceful atmosphere” for the special sitting of the Presidential Election Tribunal.
The tribunal is hearing petitions filed by Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party, and the Allied Peoples Movement, challenging Tinubu’s victory in the February 2023 presidential election.
The memo said: “In view of the above, very strong security apparatus have been arranged to man the entrance of the Court and also in all strategic areas of the Court Complex.
“In addition, only staff with tags provided by the Management will be allow into the Court premises. Please be informed as instructed.”
The first strike which was for just 24hours sent a strong signal and that of today is expected to be stronger because the pangs of hunger is not making Nigerians to smile.