The Nigeria Labour Congress, Sokoto State Chapter has resolved to join the planned January 27 nationwide protest against fuel price hike
The national headquarters of the NLC had directed state chapters to sensitise and mobilise members for the protest.
This development followed a resolution by the State Executive Council of the union at its meeting on Friday in Sokoto.
Addressing newsmen after the SEC meeting, Aminu Umar, the State NLC Chairman, said the resolution was in compliance with the directive of its national secretariat.
Umar said: “The decision of the NLC National Headquarter is in consideration of the situation of the country’s economy as well as security challenges.
“This has continued to remain a great pressure on all the Nigerian masses, to a situation where it has become very hard for an average citizen to sustain his house not to talk of other responsibilities.
“Therefore, the SEC in Sokoto State has unanimously agreed and supported the decision of the NLC at the national level that no retreat no surrender, come January 27, we will all come out to protest.
“So, I want to use this medium to serve as an invitation to the leadership of our various unions, including the market women and men, to join us for this fight for survival.”
On motorcycle loan to the state civil servants, Umar said that the SEC had resolved to share the 980 motorcycles already received from the contractors to the workers.
He said: “Also resolved was to share the remaining balance of the money to the civil servants as soft loan, considering the rate of inflation on the price of the motorcycles.
“This, we will plead with Governor Aminu Tambuwal, to allow the NLC to do so in order to put the matter to rest as it is long-long overdue.”
The NLC chairman congratulated the entire workforce, government and people of the state for the year 2022 as well as Tambuwal’s 56th anniversary.