By Steve Agbota
Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has concluded plans to join the the Central Working Committee (CWC) of the union to embark on a nationwide peaceful mass protest and rally scheduled to hold on Wednesday, August 2, 2023.
The Union in a statement issued by Comrade Erazua Oniha on Monday said: “We are in notice of the decision of meeting of the Central Working Committee (CWC) of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) which held on Thursday, July 27, 2023 directing all NLC affiliates to mobilise and sensitise their members preparatory for a nationwide peaceful mass protest and rally scheduled to kick start Wednesday, August 2, 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 removal of subsidy from price of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS or Petrol).
“Consequent to the foregoing, all NAC, CWC, 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 2023 as directed,” the statement reads in part.