The Nigeria Labour Congress, has issued a warning against any attempts by the Nigerian Government to suppress Nigerians’ fundamental right to express their views, particularly in the light of calls for Nationwide protests on August 1, 2024.
The NLC instead called on the government to engage the protesters constructively, rather than resorting to measures that could undermine citizens’ rights to voice their grievances.
The labour union also called on President Bola Tinubu to listen to the cries of Nigerians over hunger and widespread hardship in the country.
Some users on popular micro-blogging website X have been mobilizing for nationwide protests on August 1, under the hashtags #TinubuMustGo and #Revolution2024.
The Presidency, however, described such calls as treasonable, as it also accused the supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, popularly called “Obidients” of spreading the hashtags.
In a tweet published on his X account on Saturday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, alleged that the sponsors of the protests were not democrats but anarchists.
“If they understand the meaning of their hashtags, they will realise they are clarion calls for treason. Wanting to end an elected government is high treason. Wanting revolution is a call for a coup d’etat, which is also high treason,” the presidential aide said.
