As the nationwide strike enters its third day the NLC, TUC and the Joint Action forum (JAF) in a press release yesterday said water and electricity may be shut down.
"The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) again commend the generality of the Nigeria people for observing the general strike. The level of compliance, mass support and participation has remained appreciable across the 36 states and the Federal Capital territory, in all sectors of the economy and in all spheres of life.
In particular, wecommend the peaceful conduct of workers and other members of the public during the strike, pickets and other protest activities in various parts of the Country.We also commend the manifest civility demonstrated by the Police in the
ongoing general strike/mass protests. This is a marked departure from the excessive high-handedness which Police had displayed in the past.
We also condemn the reported deployment of officers and men of the Army and Navy to operate fuel depots and other purely civil infrastructures for which they have no mandate. Over all, the NLC and TUC remain disappointed by the apparent indifference of the Federal Government to the popular wishes of the people by returning the price of petrol to N65 per litre."
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Nigeria's people have been very peaceful in their demand for lower oil prices, but the government has been unresponsive and has instated military replacements. The fact that a democracy such as Migeria does not listen to its citizens does not reflect well on their political tact.
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