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Nigerians plan mass strike as fuel subsidy ends
Unions in Nigeria say they'll call a nationwide strike "within days" after the government removed a fuel subsidy that has doubled prices in some parts of the country, Nigeria's Daily Times reported.
The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), said the decision by government to withdraw the subsidy, announced on New Year's Day, was “callous and insensitive”, as it comes as Nigerians mourn the deaths of dozens people killed in a wave of bombs attacks on Christmas Day.
The two labor bodies accused Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan of intending to “cause anarchy,” and said state councils and unions were on standby for news of a nationwide protest date, the Daily Times reported.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/africa/nigeria/120102/nigeria-fuel-price-subsidy-union-strike
The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), said the decision by government to withdraw the subsidy, announced on New Year's Day, was “callous and insensitive”, as it comes as Nigerians mourn the deaths of dozens people killed in a wave of bombs attacks on Christmas Day.
The two labor bodies accused Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan of intending to “cause anarchy,” and said state councils and unions were on standby for news of a nationwide protest date, the Daily Times reported.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/africa/nigeria/120102/nigeria-fuel-price-subsidy-union-strike
