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January 12, 2012

Day 4: Labour vs FG: Who blinks first ..as strike rages

Day 4: Labour vs FG: Who blinks first ..as strike rages

Protesters along Ikorodu Road in Lagos.

By John Abayomi, Deputy Online Editor

As Labour and the Federal Government trade accusations over who is inflicting more pains on Nigerians over the removal of subsidy and the Labour declared strike, the nationwide protests enter its 4th day as uncertainty pervades the air over when economic activities will return.

In Lagos, thousands have resumed at the Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota, for the daily mix of speeches by labour officials and civil society activist with performances by musicians and comedians.

Demonstration is also reported to be in progress in Abuja and led by national officers of the NLC and TUC.

Today at Sango, Ibadan

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Some citizen reports.

Protest in Ibadan, Dr Adefemi Afolabi

The Labour and Professional Bodies’ Mass Protest on Day 4 in Ibadan gathers momentum through the Officers’ Mess Idiape, Ibadan on the way to Bodija, and Sango. It is a carnival procession spiced with inspiring lyrics from a live band. The hidden health benefit of this procession is a  physically and emotionally fit for the body.

This is beyond just the fuel price hike. It is an emphatic demand for transparency in government that will inspire Nigerians to patriotism. President Goodluck Jonathan should remove corruption from Nigeria instead of inducing slow poverty and death of the people he should be giving comfort ; through removal of the main subsidy they enjoy.

Protest continues in Kano, by Ali muh’d

Protest  continues today, the protesters gathered at BUK Old Site and are moving to Kofa Na’isa.