THE FACE OF DECEIT

"All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him? " 
Psalm 35 v 10


The Nigerian labor union congress and the trade union congress today the 16th of January 2012 called off the 6 day old strike, to the disappointment of the masses who have been in anticipation of a complete reversal of the subsidy removal and not a cut in the already hiked price. Thy sly fox manner of the labor union during the ongoing negotiations have clearly revealed the agenda of deceit cleverly perpetuated by the labor congress/ trade union congress for their own personal gains and benefits to the detriment of all Nigerians, who thought and believed the labor congress was on its side.
The initial ripple effect of the subsidy removal and how it reflects on the finances of the average Nigerien by ways of total increment in all economic sectors is one angle of pain which presently is almost irreversible.
The compromise by the abdulwaheed omar led labor union is a slap on the trust and support enjoyed by the union from then Nigerian people. It speaks totally against the decisions and aspirations of the people who came out in their numbers to support the movement, risk their lives, abandon school, work and business to be a part of the protest.
Its difficult at this point for anyone to believe in transparency as even the process leading to the arrival of #97 Naira is not known. After a long week of protests and loss of lives and property across the country, Nigerians have once again been taken for a ride.
kudos to the Governor of lagos state, Babatunde Raji Fashola who boldly took out time to speak against the deployment of soldiers around protest grounds in Lagos in a way of preventing citizens their constitutional rights to a peaceful protest.
Its interesting how the government reveres the views of a fanatic sect as boko haram and regard them with the seriousness of the Nigerian civil war, meanwhile the voices of unarmed Nigerian citizens who cry out in protest of imposed hardships receive no consideration at all.