Issoufou Sidibé is a Nigerien labour leader and politician who is the Secretary-General of the Democratic Confederation of the Workers of Niger (CDTN).
[2] On 5 March 2007, Sidibé criticized the composition of a new government that he said retained figures who were involved in political and financial scandals.
He alleged that Tandja had "left the door wide open for a slide into authoritarian rule" and called for "a united front ... to stop the referendum".
[6] Later in the month, Sidibé told The New York Times that Tandja had "made us miss our entrance into the great court of democratic nations, like Ghana and Mali....
"[7] Speaking on the radio on 22 July 2009, Sidibé announced a call by labor unions for "all public sector, parastatal, private and even the informal sector workers to embark on a mass strike" for 48 hours, beginning on 23 July; this was intended as a way of protesting the referendum plans and pressuring Tandja.