Kano defies NLC’s order to suspend strike

Written by Auwalu Umar, Kano Tuesday, 17 January 2012 05:02


Kano State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has defied the directive by NLC’s national leadership to suspend the nationwide strike over fuel subsidy removal by the federal government, saying they will not return to work until the fuel price is reversed to the old rate of N65 per litre.

Addressing a press conference in Kano yesterday over the strike suspension under the auspices of NLC/TUC/JAF Committee for the Kano Struggle, chairman of the state NLC chapter Comrade Isa Yunusa Danguguwa said the mandate given the NLC’s national leadership by the National Executive Committee of the congress was “grossly violated.”
He said the mandate was that the labour leaders should make federal government to restore the subsidy first to open a window of negotiation, saying Kano people must know what necessitated the NLC national leadership to suspend the strike without first reporting back to the National Executive Committee of the congress on what had transpired between it and the federal government.

He said the struggle is beyond the NLC and TUC and so the views of Nigerians must be respected. The message of Kano people, according to him, is still: “No to withdrawal of fuel subsidy, no to fuel price increase.”

Kano, according to Danguguwa, will continue to protest and demonstrate peacefully on the streets and that no amount of propaganda will stop them.

“Even if the national leadership of NLC will not continue with the struggle, we will remove NLC T-shirts and caps to join the good people of Kano to carry on with the struggle. We will continue to fight; we shall remain peaceful in our action”, he said.

However, there was a mild drama soon after the press conference when chairman of Kano chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Isa Yunusa Danguguwa escaped being arrested by plain cloth security operatives who laid ambush for him around the venue of the briefing at the Old Campus of Bayero University, Kano.

No sooner the chairman came out of the venue after the briefing than the security operatives swooped on him. He was able to escape from their hands when lecturers, students and many NLC members around immediately came to his rescue by over-powering the security personnel.

It was learnt that when it was clear to the security operatives that the surging crowd would descend on them they quickly took to their heels.

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Ovularia:

However, there was a mild drama soon after the press conference when chairman of Kano chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Isa Yunusa Danguguwa escaped being arrested by plain cloth security operatives who laid ambush for him around the venue of the briefing at the Old Campus of Bayero University, Kano.

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Bayero University, Kano is a very fearful, hardcore sharia place. They view strangers with a bone chilling suspicion that is best not experienced.

This man should be arrested and charged for Treason against the Federal Government, I hope he knows what it means Life Imprisonment

Interesting development

studyineu:

This man should be arrested and charged for Treason against the Federal Government, I hope he knows what it means Life Imprisonment

I hope YOU know the meaning of the word 'Treason'? All you semi-illiterates will come out and start spouting nonsense here on NL.

What are those fools protesting for?what do contribute to d nation,when people that own d oil are not worried.

@ last,some people with balls

Treason now means peaceful protests against govt policies.
That is an Ijaw defination
SMH

Hmmm, interesting development.

And who protested when their groundnut pyramid was booming, let them stay at home and never go to work, after all what are they contributing in this country other than killings and bombings, Retards!!!!

People that dont hav any oil are still prostestin maybe gvt should provide free fuel for them

Foolish esele man,no wonder any of the so call labour union have not come out and tell us why we have to end the Lagos Gani fawehinmi Carnival all of a sudden when those big artiste neva come, He was in a hurry to get appointed so he sold us out to GEJ admin

ochukoccna:

@ last,some people with balls

Treason now means peaceful protests against govt policies.
That is an Ijaw defination
SMH

u bad.

Korrection:

And who protested when their groundnut pyramid was booming, let them stay at home and never go to work, after all what are they contributing in this country other than killings and bombings, Retards!!!!

And if this is all you have to contribute then you are worse than them.

I applaud their move.
Useless/greedy president eating millions worth of food constantly, while failing to do his job and Nigerians don't rise up against him. Failing to curb Boko Haram, failing to arrest cabals stealing money, failing to provide refineries before removing subsidy, failing to provide constant power supply regular power supply, failing to provide standard educational institutions/good roads. Useless/puppet thief of a president, instead of other fool[i]i[/i]sh Nigerians to rise against their bad government, they continue their lives of suffering and torment and criticize those speaking against the government
Foooooools!!!!!!!!!

studyineu:

This man should be arrested and charged for Treason against the Federal Government, I hope he knows what it means Life Imprisonment

Are you sure you just said this. Treason You might need to see a dictionary; you need help.

All the south southerner on NL need serious medical attention. I wonder how they reason

I'm not a tribalist but I don't understand. Why are men in mufty deployed to arrest protesters in Kano while stern-looking soldiers are sent to Lagos for the same purpose? Why should peaceful protesters be arrested in the first place?

^^^levels dey nau- bsides dem northern boys dont take shythe from anybody-

Let's see how the FRESH AIR GOES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank God to the people of Kano!!

Well done!

Please ignore all the negative comments they are from government agents posting with multiple IDs to try to confuse and distract our focus on government corruption.

I think the protests should go beyond fuel, but should now be about corruption and accountabliity!

here we go! Nothing goat-head can do to those that own the country. senseless president has lost it all, voted for him to see what he and his advisers are up to.

Tabon:

What are those fools protesting for?what do contribute to d nation,when people that own d oil are not worried.

U be MUMU of its highest order, it is so obvious that ppl like u will ever enjoy suffering as much as ur shittie smiley face lasts, Do u think they can continue standing d corruption in this country that much, the answer is no even some greater portion of Naija's citizenry will gv same as answer when met. Get it into ur Ribena bottle-like skull.

wow! This is getting interesting.

when i talk about Yoruba, people go dey abuse me, make una see wetin dey happen, See how they abandon Hausas half way and went back home to eat Amala with their wife.

^^
The negative comments the agents of corrupt elite make, are designed to confuse the masses from focussing on their corrupton, by stirring up tribal sentiments / intolerance.

GenBuhari:


Please ignore all the negative comments they are from government agents posting with multiple IDs to try to confuse and distract our focus on government corruption.