The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said it has mobilized its members and affiliates across the 36 states of the federation for today’s rally which it says will be at state level only, while they will all converge at Abuja for the mother of all rallies tomorrow Wednesday 27th July 2022. This was according to a media briefing by the Head of Information and Public Affairs, NLC, Upah, who gave latest update on the planned rallies.
Asked if all workers were expected to take part in the street protest, he said, ‘’Oh sure. Why not? You know there’s a difference between a rally and a strike. What we are doing is a rally. It’s different from a strike.
“A rally does not necessarily mean that they have to shut down places. So a rally is different from a strike. All I know is that it is a rally, not strike action.
‘’I cannot comment on how they intend to execute the rally. All I know is that tomorrow’s rally will take place at every state headquarters. The 36 states of the Federation will rally tomorrow (today.) Wednesday, we will do the mega rally here in Abuja,’’ he pointed out.
The General Secretary, National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers, Afolabi Olawale, said members of the union were set for the exercise. Afolabi, however, explained that the workers would not withdraw their services.
Also, the Deputy Secretary General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, Oniha Erazua, disclosed that his union would join the rally. He said, “We are joining the protest tomorrow (today). We are not going to withdraw dockworkers from the ports tomorrow because it has nothing to do with the ports, it is in solidarity with ASUU.’’