The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to cut off tools nationwide if Comrade Joe Ajaero, President of the NLC, is detained.
Recall that the police invited the NLC President to its headquarters last night to ask questions about the allegations of involvement in terrorism financing, among other things.
The occurrence resulted in the convening of an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting at Labour House, where the Congress decided to ask the Police for an extension of time to consult with its lawyers.
The NLC Deputy President, Kabiru Ado Sani, informed the workers who gathered at the Labour House to support the Congress President and follow him to the Police headquarters that the invitation to Ajaero was also invitation to workers.
According to him, “At the end of the meeting, we reached some certain resolutions. Part of the resolutions is that, as a committed labour center that we agreed or that we abide by the rule of law and due process.
“We will honor the invitation of the Nigerian police, because we are not faceless organization, but we believe that we need an extension of time, after consultation with our lawyers, because this invitation was extended to the Congress President yesterday and asked to report at the police by 10a.m. today.
“So we are already working with our lawyers to look for extension of time, but this does not legitimize the charges by the Nigerian police to the Congress leadership, and secondly, we resolve that in an event our Congress President was arrested or detained at any moment, we put our affiliate on red alert to mobilize our membership across the country, that all workers in this country should down tools.
“This is the resolution because Comrades, this organization belongs to all of us, therefore we should do everything possible to safeguard the safety of this organization. We therefore, thank you very much, and you should wait for further directives by our leadership.
“Whatever happens, we will communicate your leadership, and your leadership will communicate you. So we urge you to remain calm and go back peacefully to our working place and await further directives.”
Former lawmaker Senator Shehu Sani has expressed shock and dismay over the allegations of terrorism financing against Ajaero by the Nigeria Police.
Sani made this known in a post on his X handle on Tuesday, August 19, 2024.
“Terrorism allegation against the NLC President Ajaero is strange and unfortunate,” the senator posted on X.
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