The African Action Congress (AAC), a political party, has
called on its members and all Nigerians to join the planned protest by the
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) against some policies of the federal government.
Last Wednesday, NLC issued a seven-day ultimatum to the
federal government to reverse all “anti-poor” and “insensitive” policies –
referring to the removal of petrol subsidy.
The union also called on civil society organisations (CSOs)
and its councils across the states to join in the August 2 nationwide strike to
protest the high cost of living in the country.
The federal government has asked the NLC to back down on the
planned strike, citing a subsisting court order restraining the labour union.
In a statement on Tuesday, Femi Adeyeye, the spokesperson of
the AAC, advised the labour body not to back down from the protest, noting that
“Nigerians are in the worst form of living crises of their lives”.
“Petrol, electricity, food, education, healthcare, and such
other essential ingredients of life have been taken away from the reach of
common people, especially by this Bola Tinubu regime of the anti-progressive
All “progressives” Congress (APC),” the statement reads.
“It is in this vein that the African Action Congress (AAC)
aligns with the demands of the NLC strike and protests and calls on our
members, supporters, and all Nigerians to join the Wednesday, August 2nd
nationwide mass protests called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
“We also want to say
that people must organize beyond any limited structures. In clearer terms- Do
not back down even if the NLC bureaucracy backs out.
“Nigerians must know that there is no sanity in patience
while a big economic war is frontally waged against the people. The time to win
is NOW!”
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