By Abdullahi M. Gulloma & Rakiya A. Muhammad

The Jos rally, which commenced in the early hours of yesterday, paralysed activities in Plateau state capital city, leading to the closure of banks, shops and other commercial centres. The rally made it impossible for motorists to use the major roads in the city.
The president of the NLC, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, told newsmen yesterday that the Abuja procession will be set in motion at the Life Camp area and pass through Wuse Zone 5, Wuse Zone 6, Central Area, the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), and the Federal Secretariat.

The NLC president, who disclosed this when the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Sunday Ehindero, visited the national headquarters of the congress in Abuja, said that the rally was intended to create awareness and show those in government that Nigerians cannot cope with the arbitrary increases in the pump prices of petroleum products.

He commended the police for the maturity they displayed during the previous rallies and urged them to do everything possible to make today’s rally as peaceful as the preceding ones.

Our correspondent in Jos reported that the rally, which was headed by the national vice president of the NLC, Comrade Julius Adekola, was successful. The protesters marched peacefully to the Government House and handed over a protest letter to the state governor for onward delivery to President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Responding, Governor Joshua Dariye, admitted that the survival of democracy depends on labour and civil societies. He promised to deliver the protest letter to the President as demanded by the protesters.