Protesters have pulled down the National Assembly gate and invaded the complex.
Glamtush reports that pandemonium, on Wednesday morning, erupted at the first gate of the National Assembly (NASS) complex, as members of labour unions protesting the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government pull down the gate and forced their way into the premises.
This Nigeria News platform understands that the members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) earlier today held a nationwide protest against what they said is the “anti-people” policies of President Bola Tinubu.
Protesters Pull Down National Assembly Gate
Angry protesters of the Nigerian Labour Congress, on Wednesday, pulled down the gates of the National Assembly in Abuja.
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The protesters, after forcing their way into the National Assembly complex through the first gate, subsequently moved to the second gate of the Assembly Complex even as Senators immediately entered a closed-door session.