Protesters break down National Assembly Gate

Apparently to register their grievances on the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government to the members of the National Assembly (NASS) protesters on Wednesday morning broke down the barricade at the outer entrance to NASS complex.

This is even as the nationwide protests called by organised labour kicked off across the country on Wednesday with the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade (Barrister) Joe Ajaero leading other trade unions to protest in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

Immediate past President of NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba who was among those who addressed protesters in Abuja berated successive governments for the failure to fix Nigeria’s oil refineries.

He queried why the Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries have not been fixed in spite of the many promises made by the federal government, pointing out that Nigeria is the only oil producing country in the world that does not have a single functional refinery.He accused the political elites and their businessmen collaborators of stripping the country of her wealth, adding that the rich few are hold Nigeria by the throat.  He said the rich are milking the poor dry.

Pointblanknews.com reports that protesters break down the first gate of the National Assembly and made their way into the premises.

They are currently inside the NASS premises as at the time of filing this report.