The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says the State has perfected plans to launch attack against the two-day Nationwide Peaceful Rallies it scheduled for February 27 and 28.
NLC President, Joe Ajaero made this known in a Statement he personally signed and made available to Journalists on Sunday in Abuja.
Ajaero in his Statement titled, “As the State Prepares to Unleash Violence on us” said that one of the Groups being primed to attack the Peaceful Rallies is by a nebulous name, Nigeria Civil Society Forum (NCSF).
“NCSF is one of the emergency Groups put together, funded, promoted and remote-controlled by Government to cause violence against our Members for electing to peacefully protest against the hunger in the Land.
“We would want the State to know that the solution to our horrible Economic situation and hunger is not by suppressing peaceful dissent or inflicting violence on peacefully protesting Citizens,” he said.
Ajaero insisted that the NLC and Civil Society Allies were moving ahead with the Protest Rallies against Economic Hardship and Insecurity in line with the decision of the National Executive Council.
“As Citizens, we have a Fundamental Right to Peaceful Protest and History bears us Witness that our Protests are always peaceful except in instances of State-engineered violence.
“In light of this, we advise the State to put on its thinking cap and find solutions to the pains it continues to cause the People instead of further dehumanising them,” he said.
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