Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s response to the protest by the National Labour Congress (NLC) against economic hardship in the country.
While speaking at the Lagos red line inauguration, on
Thursday, Tinubu accused the labour union of eyeing his position.
Tinubu claimed the organised labour does not represent the
sole opinions of the Nigerian people, saying if the organisation wants to
contest for the presidency, it should wait till 2027.
The president said it was unacceptable for NLC to call for a
strike within the first nine months of his administration.
Reacting to the president’s statement during a programme on
Arise Television, on Sunday, Sowore said when the ruling party wanted to take
over power, it didn’t wait for election time.
Sowore, who was the presidential candidate of the African
Action Congress (AAC) during the 2023 general election, said the president no
longer respects NLC, urging civil society organisations (CSOs) to devise means
of protesting the plight of Nigerians independently.
“Tinubu is also saying something that I think should be
important for everybody and that is to develop new voices because he no longer
respects the NLC,” Sowore said.
“The civil society
movement in the country should also stop waiting opportunistically for a labour
strike before we strike on our own.
“Let’s flood the streets tomorrow; he will know that there
are real voices.
“They practically hijacked Occupy Nigeria in 2012. That was
where the APC started their political movement. Goodluck Jonathan had not
enjoyed power for up to nine months when the occupation of Nigeria happened.
“Why would you say that the NLC should go and wait till
2027? NLC has already told you that they have hardship issues. The only thing
that has not changed since Tinubu came into power is minimum wage.”
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