In the meantime, Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has said the NLC and its affiliates can proceed on the August 2, protest as planned, saying the exercise does not translate to contempt of court.

This is contained in a letter from the Falana Falana Chambers, solicitors to the NLC, by Sam Ogala, addressed to the Permanent Secretary/Solicitor-General, Federal Ministry of Justice.

According to the Senior Advocate, the decision of Nigerian workers to participate in peaceful rallies is in the interest of the masses and to protest the worsening economic crisis in the country.

He argued that it was the constitutional right of Nigerian workers to protest peacefully and cannot by any stretch of imagination be classified as an industrial action or strike of any nature.