The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Abia State Chapter, has put workers in the state on standby for immediate industrial action, should the Police arrest National President Comrade Joe Ajaero. This is contained in a circular jointly issued by the State NLC Chairman, Comrade Okoro Ogbonnaya, and Secretary, Emma Alozie, in Umuahia.
DAILY POST recalls that the Police had two days ago invited Ajaero for questioning over alleged terrorism financing and treason. There has been public outcry and global condemnation against the action of the police interpreted in some quarters as a move to intimidate labour and the President Bola Tinubu government's critics into submission.
The notice read in part: “Consequent upon the invitation for interview issued to Comrade Joe Ajaero, the President of Nigeria Labour Congress , the management, all industrial unions and the workers of Abia Civil Service are by this notice informed as follows: “That upon any ugly incident of the arrest of the NLC President or any other Labour Leader, sequel to this unjustified and untimely invitation, all workers are to down tools as from midnight of the same day.
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