President Goodluck Jonathan Summons Emergency FEC Meeting As Protests Spread Across The Nation
As protests and demonstrations broke out in many states yesterday over the deregulation of the pricing of petrol – leading to the death of a protester in Ilorin, Kwara State – President Goodluck Jonathan has called an emergency session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
The agenda for today’s meeting, would be on two issues – deregulation and the declaration of state of emergency in 15 local government areas in four states. FEC had adjourned last month and was supposed to reconvene on January 11 but the state of the nation prompted the shortened break.
The nationwide protests, which began Monday in a few cities across the country, yesterday spread to more locations.
In the meantime, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) - the two biggest labour unions in the country - announced yesterday that their members would go on strike from Wednesday next week to press home a reversal of the deregulation policy.
The young man killed in Ilorin was said to have been protesting atop a motor bike when unknown persons allegedly shot him. His identity could not be immediately established as policemen hurriedly seized his body and threw it into the back of a pick-up van and drove away.
NLC has said Jonathan should be held responsible for the death. In a statement issued by the President of the NLC, Comrade Abdulwahed Omar, the NLC tasked Jonathan to produce the killers so that they can face justice.
Meanwhile, the Kwara State government has ordered a full scale investigation into the circumstances that led to the killing. In the same vein, the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, has called on the people of the state not to, in the process of expressing their rejection of removal of fuel subsidy, take laws into their hands.
The protests, which spread like wild fire, also took place in the following towns and cities across the nation.
Source: ThisDayLive
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