Deregulation: NLC to protest October 29 – Daily Trust
October 21, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi
A coalition of labour unions and civil society organisations led by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) announced yesterday that it would stage a protest rally in Abuja on October 29, 2009 to protest government’s moves to deregulate the downstream oil sector.
The coalition said in Abuja that contrary to government’s claims, deregulation will only worsen the plight of Nigerians because of the attendant rise in the prices of commodities and essential services that it would create.
Speaking at a press conference, NLC’s Deputy President Peters Adeyemi said, “We are clearly opposed to it because it will further worsen the plight of Nigerians. We can’t deceive ourselves; nobody can tell us here that deregulation and price increase will not affect anything. It will affect everything that we do and that will not augur well for Nigerians.”
