The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Kaduna State have described the N8,000 palliative earlier announced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as an insult to the citizens of Nigeria.

During the joint protest by the organized labour in Kaduna on Wednesday, August 2, the NLC and TUC Chairmen in Kaduna, Suleiman Ayuba and Abdulahi Alhassan Danfulani, said Nigerians are not interested in any palliative but measures that could mitigate the effects of the removal of fuel subsidy, posed on its citizens.

Ayuba accused the Nigerian government of not being specific about the time it will alleviate the plight of the citizens.

While rejecting the student loan proposed by the federal government, the labour leaders condemned the hike in public school fees, stressing that free education is their right.

They called for the reversal of school fees in all public schools to enable the children of low-income people to have access to good and quality education.

The Unions claimed that the protest was just a one-day national exercise to call the federal government to order and also tasked members to stay alert for further instructions from the national headquarters.