On Monday, organized labor don yan say dem go still carry out their planned protest wey go happen nationwide tomorrow, wey be August 2nd, because of the removal of petroleum subsidy. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, talk to newsmen after another meeting for the presidential villa for Abuja. Him talk say dem still dey plan for peaceful protest wey go start on Wednesday, and e no wan change the plan despite wetin President Bola Tinubu talk about controlling inflation and petrol prices because of the unified exchange rate. E no dey fear say hoodlums go hijack the protest, as e talk say security agencies go dey responsible for security. Dem adjourn the Steering Committee meeting until 12 noon on Tuesday so that the labor leaders fit study the president’s national broadcast wey e do on Monday.

For the government side, the Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, talk say dem don discuss the issues for their closed-door meeting, and dem dey tackle the oil cabals wey don bring wahala to the economy. The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, beg the organized labor say make dem give the administration small chance to fix the damaged economy, wey dem inherit and dem dey work hard to fix am.