Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has directed all ports workers across the country to fully participate in the planned nationwide mass protest by organised Labour to protest the increases in the pump price of petrol, following the removal of subsidy on petrol, among other alleged anti-poor policies of the Federal Government.
In a statement, MWUN Deputy Secretary, Erazua Oniha, on behalf of Secretary-General, Felix Akingboye, said, among others: “We have received the notice on the decision of the meeting of the Central Working Committee, CWC, of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, which held on Thursday, 27 July 2023, directing all NLC affiliates to mobilise and sensitise their members, preparatory for a nationwide peaceful mass protest and rally scheduled to kick start on Wednesday, 2nd August 2023.
“This decision was reached in the face of the Federal Government’s seeming insensitivity to the need to urgently put the necessary instruments in place to cushion the escalating cost of living, to which the Nigerian working class and citizens are daily subjected, without any respite in sight, due to the removal of subsidy from price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS or Petrol).
“Consequent to the foregoing, all National Administrative Council, NAC, CWC, National Executive Council, NEC, and our members in all ports, jetties, terminals and Oil and Gas platforms nationwide, most especially all districts and units are, by this notice, directed to commence immediate and total mobilisation of our members to effectively ensure their participation in the nationwide peaceful mass protest and rally, from Wednesday, August 2, 2023″.
