President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has claimed that the federal government is planning to promote violence against NLC members over its planned nationwide strike on Tuesday.
Ajaero insisted that the protest would hold in line with the decision of the NLC national executive council, adding that “the pangs of hunger cannot be vowed by bullets or tear gas.”
In a statement on Sunday, the labour leader alleged a plot to attack the protest, warning that there would be a total shutdown if attacks or violence were unleashed on peaceful protesters.
He admonished the government to find solutions to the challenges plaguing the country.
He noted, “In light of this, we advise the state to put on its thinking cap and find solutions to the pains it continues to cause the people instead of further dehumanising them.
“However, if it is irrevocably set on the path of violence against us and other peace-loving Nigerians, it will be making a costly mistake because if we are attacked, there will be a total shutdown via withdrawal of services by workers.
“Let no one be deceived; we and other deprived Nigerians cannot easily be intimidated.’’
He added that the NLC had already alerted the African Union and the United Nations that the right of the people to ‘’peacefully protest and demand freedom from economic slavery and hardship is being threatened by the Nigerian state.”
