The Senate on Wednesday asked the Senator representing Borno South senatorial district, Ali Ndume and his counterpart for the Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe, to address protesters after they invaded the National Assembly complex. The protesters had made good their promise to enter the National Assembly after pulling down its gate and overpowering the security men.
He said that the Organised Labour won’t shelve the protest until there is a desired response from the government.
Ajaero said the response from the states will determine “whether the protest will be from today, or tomorrow or next or till thy kingdom come, it is not by using force”.
“We are here for the protest and to make a statement that since we started negotiation, that there is nothing we have in our hands,” he said.
The labour leaders had complained to Ndume and Kingibe of the struggles they had to gain access into the National Assembly.
They claimed that for over one hour, the security agents at the gate denied them access to the National Assembly to come and present their complaints to their representatives.
Senator Ali Ndume expressed regrets that the problem of the poor is the poor, adding “none of those police sergeants and corporals from poor families who have failed to help their fellow workers have no child of a senator among them”.
Senator Ali Ndume, Chief Whip of the Senate, who addressed the workers on behalf of the leadership pleaded with the workers to trust their elected representatives to meet with the executive and report progress in one week.
Earlier, the NLC President, Joseph Ajaero had presented the labour’s demands to Senator Ndume for onward delivery to the leadership of the Senate and the House of Representatives.