Lagos transport operators won’t join NLC protest – MC Oluomo declares

The Chairman of Lagos State Parks and Garages, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, has declared that transport operators in the state will not participate in the protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).

MC Oluomo noted that transport operators wouldn’t join the protest because the Lagos State government has given them a conducive environment for them to operate.

The park chairman noted that the state government had provided some interventions for commercial transport operators in Lagos.

A statement by MC Oluomo reads in part: “After much deliberations and review, we discussed the high cost of food, transport fares and other areas of public interest, in particular, the plan by the organised Labour union i.e. the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to call workers out on a strike action.

“After a careful discussion, we concluded that we will not be part of any strike or protest rally being planned to draw the Federal Government’s attention to the issue being debated in the country.

“Lagos State Government has provided a conducive atmosphere for our operations. There is, therefore, no reason for us to join any strike that may threaten the peace of the State.

He further stressed that everyone at Lagos State Parks and Garages is unanimously saying no to any form of strike or protest by organised labour.

NLC is billed to embark on a nationwide protest/strike today, Wednesday, August 2, over the hike in the pump price of petroleum by the President Tinubu-led administration.