Heavy Security in Kano, as Workers Protest Hunger, High Cost of Living

Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano

There were hundreds of armed policemen at the Kano race course ground as scores of members of the Nigerian labour Congress (NLC) marched to the Government House over hunger and high cost of living in the country.

Delivering an address at the Government House, the Chairman of the Kano chapter of the NLC, Kabiru Inuwa, handed over a letter to be delivered to President Bola Ahmad Tinubu through the Kano state Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.

Some of the demands put forward by The NLC include “An Immediate Tax holiday to all workers earning from N100,000 per month and below including a reduction in PAYE for all workers earning below N500,000/Month.

“Direct the purchase and the use of Made in Nigeria goods and Services to stimulate local production and save jobs.