The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to shut down the economy if its President, Joe Ajaero, is arrested by security agents.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has threatened to shut down the economy if its President, Joe Ajaero , is arrested by security agents. The Nigeria Police Force had invited Ajaero for questioning on alleged terrorism financing. He was expected to be their guest yesterday.• NLC president will honour summons August 29, says Falana’s chamber•Amnesty Int’l denounces invitation, crackdown on labour leaders
Deputy President Kabiru Ado Sani told workers who had assembled at the Labour House in solidarity with Ajaero that the invitation was an invitation to workers. The NEC condemned the continued harassment of the NLC leadership and other labour leaders, alleging that it was a calculated attempt to weaken and destabilise the labour movement, which has always stood as a bastion of democratic principles and the voice of the Nigerian masses.
This came as a coalition of lawyers in Abuja submitted a letter to the Inspector General of Police requesting details of the allegations against Ajaero. “Furthermore, in accordance with the provisions of Section 36 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as altered, Comrade Ajaero requests for the details and nature of the allegations of criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion and cybercrime levelled against him.
Also, Amnesty International Nigeria condemned the police invitation. In a statement signed by the organisation’s Director, Isa Sanusi, Amnesty International described the allegations against Ajaero as an attempt to intimidate unionists. “The organisation urges the Nigerian authorities to immediately end this bizarre crackdown on the nation’s labour union leaders. The allegations against NLC and its leadership are just punitive measures aimed solely at deterring and punishing them for standing up for workers’ rights.”Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.
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