Coalition Of Civil Society Threatens ‘Mother Of All Unrests’

A coalition of civil society organisations, Nigeria Labour Congress and the Students Union Government, University of Ibadan, under the aegis of Joint Action Front, has said the protest against the removal of oil subsidy by President Goodluck Jonathan will be the "mother of all unrests" in the annals of Nigeria's history.

The coalition, while reminding the Federal Government of last year's civil unrest against Hosni Mubarak's administration in Egypt, said the protest against the removal of subsidy on fuel would be total and prolonged.

The coalition, led by the former Chairman of the University of Ibadan chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Dr. Ademola Aremu, asked the Federal Government to commence the payment of N52,200 for Nigerian workers in view of the prevailing cost of living in the country.

The coalition appealed to all Nigerians to come out enmasse to identify with the struggle. According to Aremu, the removal of oil subsidy is the height of insensitivity by the Federal Government to the plight of its citizens. He said the government decided to deceive Nigerians that the oil subsidy removal would not be effected before March 31, 2012 but suddenly effected the review on January 1.