BREAKING: Tension as Police Arrest NLC President in Imo
- Security operatives have arrested the NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero in Owerri, the Imo state capital
- The whereabouts of Ajaero is unknown after he was whisked away by heavily armed security personnel
- The NLC Chairman had earlier threatened to mobilise the workers in Imo state for a protest over alleged violation of their rights
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Owerri, Imo state - The President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Joe Ajaero has been arrested by the Police in Owerri, Imo state.
Ajaero was arrested at the NLC secretariat on Wednesday, November 1.
Source: UGC
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the NLC and shared on its X page (formerly known as Twitter) @NLCHeadquarters
The whereabouts of the NLC President is unknown as heavily armed security personnel took him away.
It was gathered that miscreants descended on protesters, smashing vehicles and inflicting wounds on labour members.
The Head of Media at the NLC Headquarters, Benson Uper, who confirmed Ajaero’s arrest said:
“President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero was picked up a few minutes ago from NLC state council secretariat by heavily armed policemen in Owerri and taken to an unknown destination.”
Ajaero had vowed to mobilise its members for a total strike in Imo state starting Today, November 1, for the alleged violation of workers' rights by the state government.
“Despite our repeated efforts to engage in constructive dialogue and reach amicable agreements, the Imo State Government has become a habitual and serial breaker of these agreements, continuing to trample on the rights of workers in the state.
“As a result, we are left with no choice but to embark on mass protests and industrial actions beginning on the 1st day of November 2023.
NLC gives fresh condition to attend meeting with FG
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that NLC threatened to shun the meeting with the Federal government if the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong will be part of the meeting on Monday, October 30.
Ajaero stated this while addressing journalists on the plights of Imo workers on Sunday, October 28.
He based the NLC decision on the minister’s breach of agreement on the issue raging among members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).
MC Oluomo to NLC: "Don’t blackmail govt with NURTW crisis"
The NURTW chairman in Lagos, Musiliu Akinsanya, AKA MC Oluomo, warned the NLC against interfering in the road union's affairs.
Oluomo accused the NLC of using the crisis rocking the NURTW at the national level to negotiate with the federal government on the removal of the fuel subsidy.
NLC described the move by the NLC to raise the NURTW affairs during negotiation as blackmail against the federal government.
Source: Legit.ng
