From Japhet Alakam, Vanguard:
Last week, Nigerian artists met at the Centre for Contemporary Art, CCA,Yaba, Lagos to review the roles of members of the clime during the infamous one week national strike called by labour to challenge Federal government’s removal of subsidy.
On the 1st of January, what was supposed to be a special day to people all over the world turned sour for many Nigerians as the Jonathan led Federal Government announced the removal of fuel subsidy, which led to sharp increase in the price of fuel from N65 to N141.
And as a fall out to that, many people took to the streets in protest over the news and on January 9, the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Unions and other civil organisations declared a national strike, which brought governance and economy to their knees.
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