Protests peaceful in C’River, Imo, Oyo, Osun, flops in Enugu, aborted in Bayelsa

Guardian

10 January 2012

Protests peaceful in C’River, Imo, Oyo, Osun, flops in Enugu, aborted in Bayelsa .

 

 THE strike embarked upon yesterday by  the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) over fuel subsidy removal was peaceful in Cross River, Imo State while it was aborted in Bayelsa State.            

Early in the morning, business activities went on as usual in Calabar as   the markets  opened  while commercial drivers plied the roads.            

Also ,  petrol stations, government offices were open, while banks however did not do business with their customers.

But later in the day the banks shut their gates while civil servants were at work were chased up from their officesby  NLC’s officials. The  State ‘s NLC chairman  Mr. Njom Iyambe explained that some government offices opened because they had no formal directive from them to stay at home, but after pasting bulletins on their premises telling them to stay home, they started complying.

For the taxi drivers and markets unions which still seemed adamant, he said adequate measures would be taken to ensure they complied.

Meanwhile, security operatives in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, at 7:30 am condoned off the Opolo Secondary School .  the venue slated for the kick off of the planned protest.      

In Owerri businesses activities went on at Ekeukwu, and Relief Market located near Ikenegbu /Egbu extension in the metropolis.

Only banks and offices were under lock and key.