Assets sale: NLC plans nationwide protests, enlists 20 lawyers
Tue Sep 27, 2016 08:29:am National
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said it has concluded plans to mobilise Nigerians against the proposed plan of the Federal Government to sell off some national assets in the country.
NLC National President, comrade Ayuba Wabba, who hinted journalists yesterday during the inauguration of a committee alongside the Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU) to engage the Federal Government on the proposed sale of national assets, said the congress has adopt three approaches to engage government on the issue.
Wabba, revealed that the approaches put in place by NLC are engaging government intellectually, mobilisation of Nigerians to the street and challenging the issues legally in conjunction with progressive lawyers.
On the legal option opened to the union, he disclosed that about 20 lawyers have indicated interest to represent the congress in court.
He assured that it will engage the government vigorously and ensure that the assets are not sold.
"All the (national) assets are under threat depending on the interest of who is speaking; the NLNG, refineries, all the assets are presently under threat. If we work together, then we can try to defend these assets. It will take the effort of all of us to stop them.
"Nobody will buy what is not profitable. That is why people are looking in the direction of the most profitable."
Wabba stressed that the problem with Nigeria was corruption, which had become endemic in both the private and public sectors, and not the economic model to use.
The NLC president believed that politicians, who stole so much money and had been hiding the loot, were looking for ways to buy the assets with their looted funds.
Wabba assured Nigerians that organised labour was united in the quest to preserve the nation's strategic assets for Nigerians and future generations.
"We are sure of ourselves; this is of concern to every citizen. We should not allow the bidding of those few who don't mean well for the country. On the issue of selling out, we are on the same page, we will do everything possible to try to work together.
"We shouldn't be discouraged because of the fact that we envisage sabotage or an effort to undermine the struggle. In every struggle, there would be moves to sabotage such," he added.
NLC National President, comrade Ayuba Wabba, who hinted journalists yesterday during the inauguration of a committee alongside the Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU) to engage the Federal Government on the proposed sale of national assets, said the congress has adopt three approaches to engage government on the issue.
Wabba, revealed that the approaches put in place by NLC are engaging government intellectually, mobilisation of Nigerians to the street and challenging the issues legally in conjunction with progressive lawyers.
On the legal option opened to the union, he disclosed that about 20 lawyers have indicated interest to represent the congress in court.
He assured that it will engage the government vigorously and ensure that the assets are not sold.
"All the (national) assets are under threat depending on the interest of who is speaking; the NLNG, refineries, all the assets are presently under threat. If we work together, then we can try to defend these assets. It will take the effort of all of us to stop them.
"Nobody will buy what is not profitable. That is why people are looking in the direction of the most profitable."
Wabba stressed that the problem with Nigeria was corruption, which had become endemic in both the private and public sectors, and not the economic model to use.
The NLC president believed that politicians, who stole so much money and had been hiding the loot, were looking for ways to buy the assets with their looted funds.
Wabba assured Nigerians that organised labour was united in the quest to preserve the nation's strategic assets for Nigerians and future generations.
"We are sure of ourselves; this is of concern to every citizen. We should not allow the bidding of those few who don't mean well for the country. On the issue of selling out, we are on the same page, we will do everything possible to try to work together.
"We shouldn't be discouraged because of the fact that we envisage sabotage or an effort to undermine the struggle. In every struggle, there would be moves to sabotage such," he added.
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