The Special Adviser to Nigeria’s President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, has condemned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for staging a nationwide protest.
Ngelale described the protest as unnecessary during a recent interview with TVC.
Nigeria has been battling economic difficulties, creating hardships for many citizens in fulfilling their fundamental requirements.
The NLC consequently declared a two-day protest to urge federal and state governments to fight hunger across the nation.
Recently in Abuja, the NLC President, Joe Ajaero tabled their demands to the National Assembly.
The NLC requested complete execution of welfare measures, initiatives to create employment, immediate subsidies to farmers to facilitate agricultural production, restoration of the four refineries and so on.
While reacting to the protest, the presidential spokesperson said the Federal Government has already started efforts to alleviate the hardship.
Ngelale waned the labour unions against exploitation of situations in the country to pursue a political agenda.
He said: “Any labour union that is speaking to the concerns of Nigerian families, the pains that are being felt by our people, is absolutely free to do so. It is right that Nigerians speak up in difficult situations.
“And the government has been doing everything possible to alleviate those concerns. But we also want to separate the legitimate concerns being expressed by some of the labour unions from people trying to leverage some of the situations in the country to achieve a political agenda.
“We have seen the Trade Union Congress (TUC) pull out of the purported nationwide protest. We have seen the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) pull out of the protest. There is no unanimity behind what NLC is trying to do. I believe all of the legitimate concerns being raised by the unions are being tackled by the administration of President Bola Tinubu.”
