Abuja, Aug. 2, 2023 – The nationwide protest called by the organised labour started in Abuja at the Unity Fountain around 7.00 am with Joe Ajaero, the President of NLC, leading the protesters and mobilizing others to join the protest.
He was joined by some other union leaders like Muhammed Ibrahim, the National President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, representatives of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, National Union of Road Transport Workers among others at the Unity Fountain.
In Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State, protesters came out early in compliance with the directives of the state NLC.
The protesters, were out by 7.00 am along Mbiama-Yenagoa Road marching to Government House.
In Kano, the protest, which started on Tuesday, continued on Wednesday with protesters already gathered at Gidan Murtala as 7.00 am.
The crowd was later dispersed by some policemen.
In Oyo State, the protest started in Ibadan, the state capital, on Monday with the gates to the state secretariat closed to workers.
It spread to Oyo town later in the day and became full blown on Tuesday.
Some protests were reported in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Tuesday. (GBN)
