- Safiu Kehinde
Ahead of the planned #FearlessinOctober protest set to hold tomorrow, the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has admonished Nigerians to protest within the limit of the law.
This was contained in a statement issued by the NLC President commemoration of tomorrow’s independence day celebration as Niger clocks 64.
While commending Nigerians for their resilience and sacrifice, Ajaero urged them not to give up hope on the country.
Ajaero, however agitated Nigerians who are planning to protest to do so within the limit of the law.
“On the occasion of Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary celebration, we congratulate all Nigerians, especially workers for their sacrifice, resilience or robust spirit in spite of serial acts of betrayal of monumental proportions by the political leadership at various times and levels.
“We urge the downtrodden Nigerians who bear the marks or burden of these broken promises, exploitation and corruption to not give up hope on their country.
“In light of the fact that their sacrifice has been taken for granted for so long, they should learn to protest within the limits of the law against injustices and subversion of democratic norms, culture and values by the dominant political elite.
“It should be apparent to the citizenry that the leading political elite are not ready to do the right thing except they are compelled to do so.” Ajaero wrote.
Meanwhile, the NLC President charged the political elites to turn a new leaf and desist from circumventing the principles and practice of democracy.
“In the same vein, we would like to sound a note of caution to our political elite whose pre-occupation is to circumvent the principles and practice of popular democracy that undermining of our democratic institutions can no longer be business as usual.
“The consequences of their acts of commission or omission brought us this far. It is time to turn a new leaf. Let it be the beginning of a new low.” Ajaero added.